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Himantopus himantopus  

Linguistics
Actual scientific name :   Himantopus himantopus  
     
Old scientific name :   Himantopus himantopus  
     
French name :   Echasse blanche
     
English name :   Common (Black-winged) Stilt
     
Vernacular name :  
Kantshiontshio (Tshiluba) ; likoko (Kibemba)
 


 

Zoology
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Description :   White bird with black legs, pointed black bill and very long red legs. 
     
Habitat :   Migratory bird, it was seen with certainty in the Upemba in December 1981 and in Mwadingushia in 2007. 
     
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Life history :   In the neighbouring Zambia, it nests during the dry season. 
     
Distribution in Katanga :   view map  
 
 
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Warning :

This database was established according to official pieces of work and with the help of famous scientists. However, there might be some errors.

The vernacular names were collected in the field and in the colonial literature from the first part of the 20th century. The monks who established the first dictionaries were not necessarily informed naturalists. Therefore, errors must have been committed.

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