Birds of Nicaragua
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CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae (Stilts, Avocets)
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Genus: Himantopus (1 species, 5 worldwide)
Black-necked Stilt
(Himantopus mexicanus mexicanus)
Los Flamencos Wildlife Sanctuary, Camarones, La Guajira, Colombia
Photograph by
Tom Friedel
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Can only be confused with the [White-backed Stilt] of the southern hemisphere. Ranges don't overlap unless one goes too far north or south.
On nest.
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Colombia
Panama
Ecuador
Costa Rica
Mexico
Experimental sites:
Peru
Venezuela
The World
Brazil
Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:
Guyana
Nicaragua
Cuba