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Black-winged Stilt, Common Stilt, or Pied Stilt

(Himantopus himantopus)

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Notes:

Found near Dragon Hill, in the Galápagos Islands.

2 Species ID Suggestions

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Nimbid Ditavi
Nimbid Ditavi 11 years ago
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt
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elaphrus
elaphrus 11 years ago
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus CDF Galapagos Species Checklists - Himantopus mexicanus


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Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos
Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos 11 years ago

Thanks for putting this up! - I think Black-necked Stilt, H. mexicanus, is the correct ID. See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-necke...

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Spotted on Jul 24, 2009
Submitted on Jan 26, 2013

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