BLACK-NECKED STILT – (Species Account Weblog #57)
ABOUT THIS SPECIES
TAXONOMIC TREE:
- ORDER: Charadriiformes,
- FAMILY: Recurvirostridae,
- BINOMIAL NAME: Himantopus mexicanus
The Black-necked Stilt is a research in contrasts. Its shiny black wings and again oppose the white breast, and each are accentuated by lengthy, shiny pink legs. Undisturbed, stilts wade by means of shallow wetlands and flooded fields with a cautious grace. When disturbed throughout the breeding season, nonetheless, all semblance of grace disappears. Agitated stilts yap incessantly, dive at predators, and feign mortal accidents. (from Birds of the World)
SIMILAR SPECIES
Black-necked Stilt is exclusive in look in North America and unlikely to be confused with another species inside its vary.
DISTRIBUTION
PERSONAL OBSERVATION ANECDOTES
My private “Lifer” Black-necked Stilt goes method again to my first birding subject journey for my faculty Ornithology class to the San Luis NWR in Merced County in 1985. Outdoors of the US, I’ve seen them in Mexico (Cozumel Island) and in Belize, Guatemala and in Costa Rica alongside the Tárcoles River.
PHOTO GALLERY
**A few of these Picture Gallery pictures (all taken by me) have been taken in different close by nations.
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