Description:

Unmistakable wader with long, decurved brown to crimson bill and contrasting plumage. Adult has black face, and black and white breast-bands. In flight, shows white patch at base of inner primaries and blackish tail-band. Juvenile has brownish upperparts with buff fringes, faint breast-band, and dull legs and bill.

Distribution:

Rare resident in specific location in eastern districts of Shigar, Skardu and Kharmang. Found in fast-flowing mountain valley streams and rivers with shingle beds, usually devoid of any vegetation, at 500-4400m, descending lower in winters.

Behavior:

Forages by pecking, probing and raking, usually while wading in water roughly reaching up to belly; forages singly, rarely in pairs, but loose flocks. Mainly aquatic river invertebrates and fish; common invertebrate prey include stoneflies, larvae of mayflies, caddisflies, beetles and crustaceans.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of Ibisbill in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of Ibisbill

Resources:

Birds of Pakistan: Helm Field Guides (R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
The Birds of Pakistan (T. J. Roberts)
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (C. Inskipp, R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide (P. Rasmussen & J. Anderton)
Birds of India: Collins Field Guide (N. Arlott)
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (S. Ali & S. D. Ripley)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (https://www.hbw.com)
The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition
iNaturalist BoGB (inaturalist.org/projects/birds-of-gilgit-baltistan)
Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan (http://fb.me/birdsgb)

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