CP-BW00032

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Image Ref : CP- BW00032

Black-winged Stilt in Silhouette,
Lunama Sanctuary

Himantopus himantopus
Sinhala: Piyapath kalu ipalpava
Tamil: Pavala kali

This ubiquitous bird is usually the first bird one sees exploring the shallows of a dry zone tank or lagoon.