LOCAL NAMES

• Local Name : කළුපිය ඉපල්පාවා, काले पंखों वाला स्टिल्ट, கருப்பு சிறகுகள் கொண்ட ஸ்டில்ட், échasse ailée noire, panggung bersayap hitam, কালোপাখ ঠেঙ্গি, Échasse blanche, ગજપાંવ, പവിഴക്കാലി, शेकाट्या, पाणटिलवा, ढांगाळ्या, प्रवालपाद, நெடுங்கால் உள்ளான்
• Afrikaans Rooipootelsie
• Albanian Kalorësi
• Arabic أبو المغازل
• Armenian Ոտնացուպիկ
• Asturian Cigüeñina común
• Azerbaijani Caydaq cüllüt
• Basque Zankaluzea
• Bulgarian Кокилобегач
• Catalan Camallarga comú
• Chinese 高蹺鴴
• Chinese (SIM) 黑翅长脚鹬
• Croatian vlastelica
• Czech pisila čáponohá
• Danish Stylteløber
• Dutch Steltkluut
• English Black-winged Stilt
• English (Australia) Eurasian Black-winged Stilt
• English (United States) Black-winged Stilt
• Finnish pitkäjalka
• French Échasse blanche
• French (French Guiana) Échasse blanche
• Galician Cegoñela común
• German Stelzenläufer
• Greek Καλαμοκανάς
• Gujarati ગજપાઉં
• Hebrew תמירון
• Hindi गजपांव
• Hungarian Gólyatöcs
• Icelandic Háleggur
• Indonesian Gagang-bayam timur
• Italian Cavaliere d’Italia
• Japanese セイタカシギ
• Korean 장다리물떼새
• Latvian Garstilbis
• Lithuanian Kojūkas
• Malayalam പവിഴക്കാലി
• Marathi शेकाट्या
• Mongolian Эгэл хилэн жигүүр
• Norwegian stylteløper
• Odia ରଣପା ଚଢ଼େଇ
• Persian چوب ‌پا
• Polish szczudłak
• Portuguese (Angola) Pernilongo
• Portuguese (Portugal) Pernilongo
• Romanian Piciorong
• Russian Ходулочник
• Serbian Vlastelica
• Slovak šišila bocianovitá
• Slovenian Polojnik
• Spanish Cigüeñuela Común
• Spanish (Spain) Cigüeñuela común
• Swedish styltlöpare
• Telugu నల్లరెక్కల ఉల్లంకి పిట్ట
• Thai นกตีนเทียน
• Turkish Uzunbacak
• Ukrainian Кулик-довгоніг чорнокрилий

DESCRIPTION

It is a widely distributed Striking large black-and-white wader with a thin, straight bill and bright pink legs, in the avocet and stilt family found in wetlands with open shallow water throughout much of Africa and Eurasia, often in brackish habitats. Some populations are migratory, departing northerly breeding grounds for warmer southern regions. Feeds by wading in water, pecking from the water surface with its needle-like bill. In flight, long pink legs stick out far beyond the tail. Often forms noisy colonies on bare ground near water. Locally named kalapu kirala, Calls loudly and stridently, especially when alarmed during the breeding season.