What is "white-headed stilt"

n. stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck [syn: Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus]

The white-headed stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus) is a bird in the family Recurvirostridae. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the black-winged stilt (H. himantopus). This shorebird has been recorded from Malaysia, Japan, the Philippines, Brunei, Christmas Island, Indonesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand.