Birds of Peru - Himantopus


White-backed Stilt (Himantopus melanurus) Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Can only be confused with the Black-necked Stilt of the northern hemisphere. Ranges don't overlap unless one goes too far north or south.


Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus mexicanus) Los Flamencos Wildlife Sanctuary, Camarones, La Guajira, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

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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