Black-winged Stilt

The Black-winged Stilt is a long-legged wading bird. Their distinctive long legs are bright pink; their body plumage includes black upperparts and white underparts. They also sport long, thin black beaks, used for foraging in shallow water. The taxonomy of the Black-winged Stilt is somewhat contentious, with scientists in disagreement as to the classification of several closely related birds of the stilt family. Black-winged Stilts are very closely related to Black-necked Stilts. This is our totally cute Birdorable Black-winged Stilt!