Black-winged Stilt wading in a lake on Rottnest Island

Black-winged Stilt wading in a lake on Rottnest Island - Black-winged Stilt
Rottnest Island, Western Australia (October 2004)

Also known as Australasian Stilt, White-headed Stilt, Pied Stilt.

For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Black-winged Stilt / Internet Bird Collection
White-headed Stilt / Bird Forum
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Himantopus leucocephalus
BirdLife International / White-headed Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus