Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Overview
Description
The black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is a widely distributed, very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family Recurvirostridae. Its scientific name, Himantopus himantopus, is sometimes used to generalize a single, almost cosmopolitan species. Alternatively, it is restricted to the form that is widespread in Europe, Asia and Africa, which equals the nominate group of H. himantopus sensu lato. Meanwhile, the black-necked (H. mexicanus) and white-backed stilts (H. melanurus) both inhabit the Americas; the pied stilt (H. leucocephalus) ranges from Australasia and New Zealand. Today, most sources accept between one and four actual species.1
Taxonomy
Charadriiformes > Recurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets) > Shorebirds
Sightings
Relevant Sightings
- 02-14-2025 - Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (Only Sighting / Photo)
Places Seen
- Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
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