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[[Image:Black-necked_Stilt.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Leslie<br />Location: San Joaquin Sanctuary, Irvine, [[California]]]] | [[Image:Black-necked_Stilt.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Leslie<br />Location: San Joaquin Sanctuary, Irvine, [[California]]]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | White below, 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''' - brown tinge. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[U.S.]] to southern [[Peru]] and [[Brazil]]; [[Hawaiian Islands]]. | [[U.S.]] to southern [[Peru]] and [[Brazil]]; [[Hawaiian Islands]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>==== | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>==== | ||
| − | *''H. m. mexicanus'' - W and s US to e Ecuador, sw Peru and ne Brazil; West Indies | + | *''H. m. mexicanus'' - W and s US to e [[Ecuador]], sw Peru and ne Brazil; [[West Indies]] |
*''H. m. knudseni'' - Hawaiian Islands | *''H. m. knudseni'' - Hawaiian Islands | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Wetlands and coastlines, up to 2500m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | The diet includes aquatic invertebrates, crustaceans, arthropods, molluscs, small fish and tadpoles. | ||
| + | |||
| + | They nest on mudflats; 3-5 eggs are laid, and are incubated by both sexes for 22-26 days. The young fledge after about 28 days. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
# Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | # Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Himantopus+mexicanus}} | {{GSearch|Himantopus+mexicanus}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Himantopus | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Himantopus]] |
Revision as of 15:59, 18 November 2008
- Himantopus mexicanus
Identification
White below, 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 - brown tinge.
Distribution
U.S. to southern Peru and Brazil; Hawaiian Islands.
Taxonomy
Subspecies1
- H. m. mexicanus - W and s US to e Ecuador, sw Peru and ne Brazil; West Indies
- H. m. knudseni - Hawaiian Islands
Habitat
Wetlands and coastlines, up to 2500m.
Behaviour
The diet includes aquatic invertebrates, crustaceans, arthropods, molluscs, small fish and tadpoles.
They nest on mudflats; 3-5 eggs are laid, and are incubated by both sexes for 22-26 days. The young fledge after about 28 days.
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
