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Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Aves ›Order: Charadriiformes ›Family: Recurvirostridae ›Genus: Himantopus
About
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 Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands. The northernmost populations, particularly those from inland, are migratory, wintering from the extreme south of the United States to...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Black-necked Stilt is Himantopus mexicanus.
- Black-necked Stilt belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Black-necked Stilt belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Black-necked Stilt belongs to the class Aves.
- Black-necked Stilt belongs to the order Charadriiformes.
- Black-necked Stilt belongs to the family Recurvirostridae.
- Black-necked Stilt belongs to the genus Himantopus.