Banded Stilt — Australian Bird Identification Guide

Bird guideBanded Stilt

Adult has prominent copper-colored belly-band, lacking in juvenile.

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⚠️WA: Vulnerable

🌿Endemic to Australia

At a glance

FamilyStilts and Avocets

SizeLarge

RarityCommon

HabitatOccurs in small groups or in immense flocks, usually close to inland salt lakes or coastal lagoons.

Best timeReported across most months in Victoria, with no narrow seasonal peak.

Sounds

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Recorded by Andrew Spencer

Range map

Occurrence window

200approx hotspots

20908approx records

6states

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Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.

Species notes

Overview

Thick white trailing edge to wing obvious in flight.

Behavior

Occurs in small groups or in immense flocks, usually close to inland salt lakes or coastal lagoons.

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Regional timing

Western Australia

Peak: December to March4,912 records

Victoria

Peak: October to April11,546 records

South Australia

Peak: October to April3,810 records

New South Wales

Peak: October to November307 records

Tasmania

Peak: June67 records

Australian Capital Territory

Peak: October1 records

Northern Territory

Peak: September to February209 records

Queensland

Peak: June49 records

Commonly confused with

Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiaeIn flight shows patches of black on the back, shoulders, and wing-tips. Usually seen on or near water, both on the coast and inland. It is the only avocet species in Australia.→