Black-necked Stilt

The Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) is a locally abundant shorebird of American wetlands and coastlines. It is found from the coastal areas of California through much of the interior western United States and along the Gulf of Mexico as far east as Florida, then south through Central America and the Caribbean to northwest Brazil southwest Peru,east Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands. The northernmost populations, particularly those from ... More

Scientific name:

  • Himantopus mexicanus

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Also known as:

  • BNST

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Bird taxon?:

  • Yes

Hummingbird?:

  • No

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AOU number:

  • 226

From the Bird Info base

Four letter code:

  • BNST
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