Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

IUCN: Not Evaluated

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Himantopus mexicanus knudseni

main Hawaiian Islands
Himantopus mexicanus melanurus

inland central Peru and Bolivia and southeastern Brazil to southcentral Chile and Argentina
Himantopus mexicanus mexicanus

breeds inland south-central Canada (sporadic) locally eastward through south-central USA and southward to southwestern coastal Peru and Galápagos; also coastal Venezuela to northeastern Brazil and throughout West Indies; winters inland central California, coastal Gulf of Mexico and Florida southward

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.