Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae)
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) - HBW 3, p. 345
French: Échasse blanche
German: Stelzenläufer
Spanish: Cigüeñuela Común
Other common names: Common Stilt; Pied/White-headed Stilt (leucocephalus); Hawaiian Stilt (knudseni); Black-necked Stilt (mexicanus); White-backed Stilt (melanurus)
Taxonomy: Charadrius Himantopus Linnaeus, 1758, southern Europe.
Forms superspecies with H. novaezelandiae, with which known to hybridize and which is sometimes considered conspecific. Races often considered to warrant recognition of 2-5 distinct species (see page 332). Races can be split into three groups: nominate race; “pied” race, leucocephalus; and “black-necked” races knudseni, mexicanus and melanurus. Geographical variation also claimed in southern Africa and Sri Lanka, in forms meridionalis and ceylonensis respectively, but both show considerable overlap with other populations of nominate .. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Charadrius Himantopus Linnaeus, 1758, southern Europe.
Forms superspecies with H. novaezelandiae, with which known to hybridize and which is sometimes considered conspecific. Races often considered to warrant recognition of 2-5 distinct species (see page 332). Races can be split into three groups: nominate race; “pied” race, leucocephalus; and “black-necked” races knudseni, mexicanus and melanurus. Geographical variation also claimed in southern Africa and Sri Lanka, in forms meridionalis and ceylonensis respectively, but both show considerable overlap with other populations of nominate himantopus. Five subspecies normally recognized.
Forms superspecies with H. novaezelandiae, with which known to hybridize and which is sometimes considered conspecific. Races often considered to warrant recognition of 2-5 distinct species (see page 332). Races can be split into three groups: nominate race; “pied” race, leucocephalus; and “black-necked” races knudseni, mexicanus and melanurus. Geographical variation also claimed in southern Africa and Sri Lanka, in forms meridionalis and ceylonensis respectively, but both show considerable overlap with other populations of nominate himantopus. Five subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) - France and Iberia S to sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar, and E to C Asia and NC China, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina and Taiwan.
- leucocephalus Gould, 1837 - Java E to New Guinea, and S to Australia and New Zealand; winters N to Philippines, Greater Sundas and Sulawesi.
- knudseni Stejneger, 1887 - Hawaiian Is.
- himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) - France and Iberia S to sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar, and E to C Asia and NC China, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina and Taiwan.
- leucocephalus Gould, 1837 - Java E to New Guinea, and S to Australia and New Zealand; winters N to Philippines, Greater Sundas and Sulawesi.
- knudseni Stejneger, 1887 - Hawaiian Is.
- mexicanus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) - W & S USA through Central America and West Indies to SW Peru, E Ecuador and NE Brazil.
- melanurus Vieillot, 1817 - N Chile and EC Peru through Bolivia and Paraguay to SE Brazil, and S to SC Argentina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Birds mating, at the nest, with chicks, etc. Locality Taiwan
kun chin chung 21 weeks ago 1 min 32 sec 4.9 -
A pair mating. Locality Tauste, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp himantopus)
Jesús Laborda 11 April 2010 2 years ago 1 min 1 sec 4.8 -
A female arriving at nest and incubating. Locality Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge, Churchill County, Nevada, USA (United States) (ssp mexicanus)
Josep del Hoyo 21 June 2012 36 weeks ago 24 sec 4.8 -
Female returning to nest, 4 eggs. Locality Santa Ana River, California, USA (United States) (ssp mexicanus)
Conan Guard 12 May 2009 4 years ago 19 sec 4.8 -
An adult bird preening. Locality Tauste, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp himantopus)
Jesús Laborda 14 April 2009 4 years ago 21 sec 4.8 -
A chick and an adult Locality Camargue, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Robert Mouchard 22 May 2009 3 years ago 24 sec 4.7
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adult male
Locality Nechisar National Park, Ethiopia
Marco Valentini 7 January 2013 17 weeks ago 4.5 -
adult male
Locality Nechisar National Park, Ethiopia
Marco Valentini 7 January 2012 18 weeks ago 4.5 -
An endangered sub-species in Hawaii.
Locality Kona, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands (ssp knudseni)
Ken Havard 6 April 2010 28 weeks ago 4.5 -
Black-necked Stilt
Locality Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp mexicanus)
Alex Woodruff 11 January 2011 1 year ago 4.4 -
flock in flight
Locality Port of Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 January 2013 12 weeks ago 4.4 -
catching its meal
Locality Udaipur, Udaipur District, Rajasthan, India
Sharad Agrawal 21 April 2010 2 years ago 4.4
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Calling on the wing, alarmed Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp himantopus)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 June 2002 3 years ago 4.5 -
Two birds calling in flight. Locality Turangi, North Island, New Zealand
(ssp leucocephalus)
Josep del Hoyo 10 February 2013 4 weeks ago 4 -
Two birds alarmcalling. Locality Otaki Sewage Ponds, Otaki, North Island, New Zealand
(ssp leucocephalus)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2013 5 weeks ago 4 -
Calls by two excited birds. One of them crossed betwen Black Stilt and Black-winged Stilt. Locality Lake Murray, Tekapo, South Island, New Zealand
(ssp leucocephalus)
Josep del Hoyo 25 January 2013 9 weeks ago 4 -
Calls by an adult bird alert, on the water. Locality Salinas Marinha Nova, Estuário do Sado Nature Reserve, Portugal
(ssp himantopus)
Josep del Hoyo 12 October 2012 24 weeks ago 4 -
A group of birds calling in flight. Locality Salinas Marinha Nova, Estuário do Sado Nature Reserve, Portugal
(ssp himantopus)
Josep del Hoyo 12 October 2012 24 weeks ago 4
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