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Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Order
CHARADRIIFORMES
– Family
RECURVIROSTRIDAE
Authors: Robinson, Julie A., J. Michael Reed, Joseph P. Skorupa, and Lewis W. Oring

Fig. 2. Stilt head plumages: Hawaiian vs. Black-necked.

by Stacy Oborn — last modified 2010-09-15 16:06

A comparison of the head plumages of Black-necked Stilts (Himantopus mexicanus mexicanus, top row) and Hawaiian Stilts (H. m. knudseni, bottom row). Each row, left to right: male, female, subadult. Drawing by N. John Schmitt.

Fig. 2. Stilt head plumages: Hawaiian vs. Black-necked.
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