Seasonal Incidence of Black Wing Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at Water Bodies of Moradabad City, Uttar Pradesh, India

Himantopus himantopus are well known waders which are commonly called as black -winged stilts of Order Charadriiformes, Family Recurvirostridae of suborder Charadrii which comprises Avocets and Stilt.Their Seasonal Incidence was studied at different water bodies of Moradabad including Ramganga River, Dhela River (BHOJPUR), Wetlands near Agwanpur, Islamnagar Kashipur Road were also recorded in different seasons viz.Summer, pre monsoon, monsoon and winter.They are found in Abundance during winter season followed by post monsoon.