Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
Description The black-necked stilt reaches a height of 13 to17 inches (33 to 43 cm), with a 27-inch (68 cm) wingspan.
Black-Necked Stilt
Many people are surprised to discover that there are shorebirds in the desert. They can be found at certain times anywhere there's a decent-sized body of shallow water and/or muddy shores.
Black-necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus
Identification Tips:
Length: 13 inches
Large, very long-legged shorebird
Long, very thin black bill
Pink legs
Juvenile similar to adult female
Legs extend well beyond tail in flight ...
Black-necked Stilt ( Himantopus mexicanus )
Black-Necked Stilt, Laguna Madre Nature Trail, South Padre Island, Texas
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details) ...
The Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) is fairly widespread across much of the United States, especially in the south. It ranges throughout Mexico and Central America and into South America as well.
Black-necked stilts are small (13 - 16 in.) wading birds with long, red, stiltlike legs. They probe in mud with slender bills for food. Stilts build their nests on marshy ground in salt marshes, shallow coastal bays and freshwater marshes.
Black-necked Stilt adults will participate jointly in anti-predator displays. The anti-predator display called 'the popcorn display' consists of a group of adults circling around a ground predator and hopping side to side while flapping their wings.
Black-necked Stilt Behaviour
No observations regarding Black-necked Stilt behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about Black-necked Stilts ...
The Black-Necked Stilt is a dark-backed shorebird with a long neck and a thin, straight black bill. This large, slim wader's most distinguishing features are its extremely long, red or pink legs.
BLACK-NECKED STILT.
[Black-necked Stilt.]
HIMANTOPUS NIGRICOLLIS, Vieill.
[Himantopus mexicanus.] ...
Black-necked stilts use a monotonous series of loud piping sounds to communicate.
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Family Recurvirostridae
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus (Muller) ...
Black-necked Stilt
Great time of year to watch our local Recurvirostridae, the American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) and the Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus).
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus. Breeder. Common in spring, summer, and fall, and rare in winter in Gulf Coast region. In other regions, occasional in spring, summer, and fall.
Black-necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus
Willet - Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
American Avocet Behaviour
No observations regarding American Avocet behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Black-necked Stilt
Summer Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no
Bank Swallow
Summer Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no ...
Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus
American Avocet, Recurvirostra americana (A)
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Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae ...
The Black-necked Stilt is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the Black-winged Stilt. In this case it would be identified as Himantopus himantopus mexicanus.
Photographed by: 1, 2) Dick Daniels at the Galapagos Islands 3) Dick at Sylvan Heights ...
Similar Species: Black-necked Stilt
Conservation Status: Numbers have steadily increased since the early 1900s, when over-hunting greatly reduced their numbers.
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus: San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine, CA, 01 Jan
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana: San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine, CA, 01 Jan ...
Nesting records for Black-necked Stilt, American Avocet, Western Grebe, and Clark's Grebe in Brown's Park National Wildlife Refuge, Moffat County, Colorado. Journal of Colorado Field Ornithology 32:61-63. Bent, A. C. 1962.
Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus
Upland Sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda
Eskimo Curlew, Numenius borealis
Hudsonian Godwit, Limosa haemastica
Marbled Godwit, Limosa fedoa
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis ...
Waders included this Black-necked Stilt. I saw a Marsh Sandpiper here. Spotless Crake flew across my path. I didn't get a good look at this bird until I got to New Zealand.
Blackwinged Stilt, Afro-eurasian Black-winged Stilt, Eurasian Black-winged stilt, Ceylon Black-winged Stilt, Black-necked Stilt, White-headed Stilt, Ceylon Stilt (ceylonensis), Common Stilt, Pied Stilt, Stilt Sandpiper, Stilt
Bird Family : ...
The hind toe is small or lacking. These birds are patterned in white, gray, black or brown.
Species in this family:
American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) ...
 See also: Stilt, Avocet, American Avocet, Shorebird, Heron
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