Black-necked Stilt

Scientific Name: Himantopus mexicanus

Black-necked Stilt Fact File

Distribution: The Americas : western and southern USA to Peru and eastern Brazil, plus the Hawaiian Islands

Conservation Status: Least Concern

Subspecies: Two

H. m. knudseni – (Hawaiian Stilt) Hawaiian Islands

H. m. mexicanus – western and southern USA to south-western Peru and north-eastern Brazil, West Indies

Current conservation efforts

None

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