Black-winged stilt

Key identifying features

1. 1

   Absurdly long bright pink legs that trail well beyond the tail in flight

2. 2

   Glossy black back and upperwings against a snow-white body, with no intermediate tones

3. 3

   Bill perfectly straight, thin and needle-sharp, unlike the upcurved bill of the avocet

4. 4

   Wades belly-deep in shallow water, picking single insects off the surface

5. 5

   Alarms with a shrill, yapping kek-kek-kek while circling overhead

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