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Pied Stilt

Pied stilt standing still
Pied stilt reflected
Pied stilt looking for food
Pied stilt flying
Pied stilt eating a cockle
Pied stilt front on

Scientific name: Himantopus himantopus
Common names: double-banded plover, tūturiwhatu, tuturiwhatu, pohowera
Order:Charadriiformes
Family: Recurvirostridae
New Zealand status: Native

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