GALLERIES > BIRDS > CHARADRIIFORMES > RECURVIROSTRIDAE > BLACK-NECKED STILT [Himantopus mexicanus]
Location: Ballona Freshwater Marsh, CAGPS: 34.0N, -118.4W, elev=5' MAP Date: January 29, 2019 ID : B13K8089 [4896 x 3264]
|
|
|
Location: Ballona Freshwater Marsh, CAGPS: 34.0N, -118.4W, elev=5' MAP Date: June 4, 2023 ID : B13K4845 [4896 x 3264]
|
|
|
Location: Ballona Freshwater Marsh, CAGPS: 34.0N, -118.4W, elev=5' MAP Date: June 4, 2023 ID : B13K4856 [4896 x 3264]
|
|
|
Location: Lake Cochise - Willcox, AZGPS: 32.2N, -109.8W, elev=4,155' MAP Date: April 29, 2023 ID : B13K2759 [4896 x 3264]
|
|
|
Location: San Jacinto Wildlife Area, CAGPS: 33.9N, -117.1W, elev=1,426' MAP Date: September 15, 2013 ID : B13K4307 [4896 x 3264]
|
|
|
Location: Salton Sea, CAGPS: 33.2N, -115.6W, elev=-232' MAP Date: August 20, 2010 ID : 7C2V1777 [3888 x 2592]
|
|
|
Location: Salton Sea, CAGPS: 33.1N, -115.7W, elev=0' MAP Date: August 15, 2009 ID : 7C2V1463 [3888 x 2592]
|
Location: Salton Sea, CAGPS: 33.1N, -115.7W, elev=0' MAP Date: August 15, 2009 ID : 7C2V1470 [3888 x 2592]
|
|
Location: Playa del Rey (Ballona Creek), CA Date: September 17, 2007 ID : 1111 [3888 x 2592]
|
Location: Salton Sea, CAGPS: 33.2N, -115.6W, elev=-232' MAP Date: August 17, 2008 ID : 7C2V7006 [3888 x 2592]
|
|
Location: Playa del Rey (Ballona Creek), CA Date: September 21, 2007 ID : ? [3888 x 2592]
|
Location: Playa del Rey (Ballona Creek), CA Date: September 21, 2007 ID : ? [3888 x 2592]
|
|
Location: Playa del Rey (Ballona Creek), CA Date: September 17, 2007 ID : 1088 [3888 x 2592]
|
Location: Playa del Rey (Ballona Creek), CA Date: September 17, 2007 ID : 1107 [3888 x 2592]
|
|
Location: Huntington Beach (Bolsa Chica Lagoon), CA Date: June 16, 2007 ID : ? [3888 x 2592]
|
Location: Huntington Beach (Bolsa Chica Lagoon), CA Date: June 16, 2007 ID : ? [3888 x 2592]
|
|
Location: Huntington Beach (Bolsa Chica Lagoon), CA Date: June 16, 2007 ID : ? [3888 x 2592]
|
Location: Cerro Brujo, San Crist?bal Island, Gal?pagosGPS: -0.8S, -89.5W, elev=2' MAP Date: May 17, 2008 ID : 7C2V0767 [3888 x 2592]
|
|
SPECIES INFO
The Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) is a locally abundant resident of American wetlands and coastlines, from the coastal areas of California, much of the interior western United States and along the Gulf of Mexico as far east as Florida, then south to Peru, northern Brazil and the Galapagos islands. Northern populations are migratory, wintering from the extreme south of the USA to southern Mexico, rarely as far south as Costa Rica
In the south of its range Black-necked Stilt intergrades with the South America form Himantopus (himantopus) melanurus.
Adults have long pink legs, a long thin black bill and are mainly white below with a black cap, neck and back.
The Black-necked Stilt is found in estuarine, lacustrine, salt pond and emergent wetland habitats over the range noted above. It is also found in seasonally ponded wetlands. In the US, use of salt evaporation ponds has increased significantly since 1960 and may now be the primary wintering habitat. In the Salton Sea locale, the Black-necked Stilt is resident year-round. The species also breeds along lake shores in northeastern California and southeastern Oregon as well as along the Colorado River.
This species rarely breed inland outside California, but is known as a breeding bird in riparian locales in Arizona. In Arizona, Black-necked Stilts may been seen along artificially-created lakes and drainage basins in the Phoenix metropolitan area, in remnant riparian habitat.
|
|