Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus · Species of bird
Order
Charadriiformes
Codes
bknsti, BNST, BWST, BNBS

About the Black-necked Stilt

The black-necked stilt, also called the pied stilt, is a locally abundant shorebird of North and South 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 Brazil, Peru and the Galápagos Islands, with an isolated population, the Hawaiian stilt, in Hawaii. The northernmost populations, particularly those from inland, are migratory, wintering from the extreme south of the United States to southern Mexico, rarely as far south as Costa Rica; on the Baja California peninsula it is only found regularly in winter. Some authorities, including the IUCN, treat it as a synonym of Himantopus himantopus.

Source: Wikipedia

Taxonomy & Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyStilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae)
SpeciesHimantopus mexicanus
Species Codesbknsti, BNST, BWST, BNBS

Frequently Asked Questions

What family does the Black-necked Stilt belong to?

The Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) belongs to the Stilts and Avocets family (Recurvirostridae), in the order Charadriiformes.

How can I identify the Black-necked Stilt?

The black-necked stilt, also called the pied stilt, is a locally abundant shorebird of North and South 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...

Where can I report a Black-necked Stilt sighting?

You can log sightings of Black-necked Stilt on eBird (ebird.org) using species code bknsti, or on iNaturalist.