Nesting of the Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at Densu delta Ramsar site, Ghana
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Emmanuel Nii Attram Taye1 2, Jones K. Quartey¹², Alfred Ali Nuoh¹ and Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu¹²¹Centre for African Wetlands, University of Ghana²Department of Animal Biology and Conservation Science, University of GhanaWetlands along the Ghana coast support resident populations of the Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus), as well as non-breeding migrant populations during the northern winter. We studied the breeding ecology of the Black-winged stilt at the Densu Delta Ramsar site situated on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana, focusing on three nesting sites within the wetland.