Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus(Müller, PLS, 1776)
English (US) Black-necked Stilt
The Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Recurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Himantopus mexicanus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Black-necked Stilt
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Himantopus mexicanus knudseni
- Himantopus mexicanus mexicanus
- Himantopus mexicanus melanurus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Charadrius Mexicanus
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
- Type locality
- Mexico.
- Original description
- Des Ritters Carl von Linné ... vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs p.117
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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