[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Recurvirostridae | [latin] Himantopus mexicanus | [UK] Black-necked Stilt | [FR] Echasse d’Amerique | [DE] Schwarznacken-Stelzenlaufer | [ES] Candelero Americano | [NL] Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Himantopus mexicanus NA, LA w, s USA to Peru and e Brazil, Hawaiian Islands Himantopus mexicanus knudseni […]
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Black winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
[order] Charadriiformes | [family] Recurvirostridae | [latin] Himantopus himantopus | [UK] Black-winged Stilt | [FR] echasse blanche | [DE] Stelzenlaufer | [ES] Ciguenuela de Alas Negras | [IT] Cavaliere eurasiatico | [NL] Steltkluut Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics The Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus, is a large wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae. Adults […]