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Black-Necked Stilt

Scientific Name: Himantopus mexicanus Family: Recurvirostridae Order: Charadriiformes
Size: 13-17 inches. Range: Summers in central U.S. Winters along Southern Pacific coast. Year-round in SF Bay Area. Habitat: "Beaches, marshes, lakes"

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Photo 1 of 17.   Location: Don Edwards.   Date: 2004-11-13

Photo 2 of 17.   Location: Hawaii.   Date: 2012-11-15

Photo 3 of 17.   Location: Hawaii.   Date: 2012-11-15

Photo 4 of 17.   Location: Don Edwards.   Date: 2004-11-13

Photo 5 of 17.   Location: Hawaii.   Date: 2012-11-15

Photo 6 of 17.   Location: Hawaii.   Date: 2012-11-15

Hawaiian subspecies - Himantopus mexicanus knudseni

Photo 7 of 17.   Location: Don Edwards.   Date: 2006-12-03

Photo 8 of 17.   Location: Hawaii.   Date: 2012-11-15

Photo 9 of 17.   Location: Don Edwards.   Date: 2004-11-13

Photo 10 of 17.   Location: Don Edwards.   Date: 2004-11-13

Photo 11 of 17.   Location: Don Edwards.   Date: 2004-11-13

Photo 12 of 17.   Location: Shoreline Park.   Date: 2005-06-11

Juvenile

Photo 13 of 17.   Location: Coyote Hills.   Date: 2006-09-03

Photo 14 of 17.   Location: Hawaii.   Date: 2012-11-15

Photo 15 of 17.   Location: Shoreline Park.   Date: 2005-06-11

Juvenile

Photo 16 of 17.   Location: Coyote Hills.   Date: 2006-09-03

So dainty.

Photo 17 of 17.   Location: Fremont Baylands.   Date: 2012-01-04