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CaRMS taxon detailsHimantopus Brisson, 1760
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Size: medium. Plumage: pied; wings long and pointed; outer primary longest, tail short with middle and outer rectrices slightly...
Description Size: medium. Plumage: pied; wings long and pointed; outer primary longest, tail short with middle and outer rectrices slightly longer than others. Other characters: neck longish; long, slender, straight bill; nostrils long and slit-like; legs extremely long; feet with outer and middle toes broadly webbed, inner and middle toes very slightly webbed; no hind toe. <389> [details]
CaRMS (2021). Himantopus Brisson, 1760. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159130 on 2024-04-24
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2024). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Himantopus Brisson, 1760. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159130 on 2024-04-24
Date action by
basis of record
Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
 Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Size: medium. Plumage: pied; wings long and pointed; outer primary longest, tail short with middle and outer rectrices slightly longer than others. Other characters: neck longish; long, slender, straight bill; nostrils long and slit-like; legs extremely long; feet with outer and middle toes broadly webbed, inner and middle toes very slightly webbed; no hind toe. <389> [details]
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