Birds of Ecuador

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Genus: Himantopus (1 species, 5 worldwide)


Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus mexicanus) Los Flamencos Wildlife Sanctuary, Camarones, La Guajira, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Can only be confused with the White-backed Stilt of the southern hemisphere. Ranges don't overlap unless one goes too far north or south.
On nest.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba