- Himantopus mexicanus
Identification
- White underparts
- Black wings and back
- White tail with some grey banding
- Black cap
- Small white spot above eye
- Long pink legs
- Long thin black bill
Males - greenish gloss to back and wings, particularly in breeding season
Females - tinged brown.
Distribution
U.S. to southern Peru and Brazil; Hawaiian Islands.
Taxonomy
Subspecies1
- H. m. mexicanus:
- Western and southern US to eastern Ecuador, south-western Peru and north-eastern Brazil; winters in the West Indies
- H. m. knudseni:
Habitat
Wetlands and coastlines, up to 2500m.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes aquatic invertebrates, crustaceans, arthropods, molluscs, small fish and tadpoles.
Breeding
They nest on mudflats. The clutch consists of 3-5 eggs which are incubated by both sexes for 22-26 days. The young fledge after about 28 days.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-necked Stilt. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-necked_Stilt
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