• Synonyms black-necked stilt lawyer, Hawaiian Stilt, Aeo, North American black-necked stilt, Lawyer, Black-necked or Hawaiian Stilt
  • Old latin name for bird Himentopus mexicanus, Charadrius mexicanus

Black-necked Stiltbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © FREDERIC Lionel
    Cuba
  • 2.
    Alarm call, call, © Bruce Lagerquist
    United States
  • 3.
    Call, © Thomas G. Graves
    United States
  • 4.
    Call, female, male, © Matt Wistrand
    United States
  • 5.
    Alarm call, call, © Bruce Lagerquist
    United States
  • 6.
    Call, © Thomas G. Graves
    United States
  • 7.
    Call, © Thomas G. Graves
    United States
  • 8.
    Call, © Jim Holmes
    United States
  • 9.
    Call, © FREDERIC Lionel
    Cuba
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Black-necked Stilt

  • Breeding region Middle America, North America, Pacific ocean, South America
  • Breeding subregion coastal and inland w, s, se USA to sw Peru, Galápagos and ne Brazil; also Hawaiian Is.

Black-necked Stilt subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Himantopus mexicanus knudsenimain Hawaiian Is.-No
Himantopus mexicanus mexicanusinland ne Alberta and nw Saskatchewan (sc Canada; sporadic) to n Baja California (nw Mexico), Mexico through w coastal Central America to sw coastal Peru and Galápagos; through sc USA to wc North Atlantic coast to Florida and Gulf of Mexico to islands n of Honduras; coastal Venezuela and islands to n, including Trinidad, to ne Brazil; throughout West Indiesinland c California, coastal Gulf of Mexico and Florida sNo

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSwartnekelsie
BretonSkaseg gouzoug du
BulgarianАмерикански кокилобегач
CatalanCamallarga americana
Chinese黑颈长脚鹬
Chinese (Traditional)黑頸高蹺鴴
CroatianCrnovrata vlastelica, crnokapa vlastelica
Czechpisila černokrká, Pisila karibská
DanishSortnakket Stylteløber
DutchAmerikaanse Steltkluut
EsperantoAmerika himantopo
Estonianmustpea-karkjalg
FinnishAmerikanpitkäjalka
FrenchÉchasse d’Amérique, Échasse d'Amérique, Échasse d'Amérique ou É. des Hawaï, Échasse américaine
FrisianAmerikaanske steltklút
GalicianPernalonga mexicana
GermanSchwarznacken-Stelzenläufer, Nordamerikanischer Schwarznacken-Stelzenläufer
GreekΑμερικαvικός καλαμoκαvάς
GuaraniTetéu jagua
Hungarianmexikói gólyatöcs, Meksikói gólyatöcs
IcelandicSperrileggur
IrishCosardach pibdbubh
ItalianCavaliere nordamericano, Cavaliere collonero
Japaneseクロエリセイタカシギ
Latvianmelnkakla garstilbis
LithuanianAmerikinis kūjokas, amerikinis kojūkas
Norwegiansvartkronestylteløper
Polishszczudłak białobrewy, szczudlak bialobrewy
Portuguesepernilongo-de-costas-negras, Pernilongo-americano, pernilongo-de-costas-brancas, Pernilongo, pernilongo-americano
RomanianPiciorong american
RussianАмериканский ходулочник
SerbianCrnovrata vlastelica
SlovakÉišila čiernokrká, šišila čiernokrká
SlovenianČrnovrati polojnik
SpanishZancudo, Cigüeñuela Americana, Cigüeñuela Cuellinegro, Cigüeñuela Cuellinegra, Tero real, Cigüeñuela de Cuello Negro, Perrito, Candelero Americano, Viuda, Soldadito, Cigüeñela cuellinegra
Swedishamerikansk styltlöpare
TurkishMaskeli Uzunbacak, .
Ukrainianкулик-довгоніг американський, Кулик-довгоніг (чорнокрилий) американський
WelshHirgoes gyddfddu