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Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
Julie A. Robinson, J. Michael Reed, Joseph P. Skorupa, and Lewis W. Oring
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 1999
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 1999
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Croatian | crnokapa vlastelica |
| Czech | pisila černokrká |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Steltkluut |
| English | Black-necked Stilt |
| English (HAW) | Aeʻo - Black-necked Stilt |
| English (United States) | Black-necked Stilt |
| French | Échasse d'Amérique |
| French (French Guiana) | Échasse d'Amérique |
| German | Schwarznacken-Stelzenläufer |
| Greek | Αμερικανικός Καλαμοκανάς |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Pèt-pèt |
| Icelandic | Sperrileggur |
| Japanese | クロエリセイタカシギ |
| Norwegian | svartkronestylteløper |
| Polish | szczudłak białobrewy |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | pernilongo-de-costas-negras/de-costas-brancas |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pernilongo-de-dorso-preto |
| Russian | Американский ходулочник |
| Serbian | Crnovrata vlastelica |
| Slovak | šišila čiernokrká |
| Spanish | Cigüeñuela Cuellinegra |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Tero-real |
| Spanish (Chile) | Perrito |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Cigüeñuela Cuellinegro |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Cachiporra |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Viuda |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Cigüeñuela Cuellinegra (Tero Cuellinegro) |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Soldadito |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Monjita Americana |
| Spanish (Panama) | Cigüeñuela Cuellinegra |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Tero real |
| Spanish (Peru) | Cigüeñuela de Cuello Negro |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Viuda |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cigüeñuela cuellinegra |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Tero Real |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Viuda Patilarga |
| Swedish | amerikansk styltlöpare/vitkronad styltlöpare |
| Turkish | Maskeli Uzunbacak |
| Ukrainian | Кулик-довгоніг американський |
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Black-necked Stilt in North and Middle America and the western Caribbean.
This species also breeds in South American and the Hawaiian Islands. See text for details.