Black-necked Stilt vs American Avocet

Himantopus mexicanus مقارنةً بـ Recurvirostra americana

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-necked Stilt American Avocet
الاسم العلمي Himantopus mexicanus Recurvirostra americana
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Recurvirostridae Recurvirostridae
حالة الحفاظ Not Evaluated Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 43,6 cm (17.2 in)
الوزن 173,0 g (6.10 oz) 307,5 g (10.85 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-7 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-necked Stilt only

بلا

American Avocet only

حالة الحفاظ

Not Evaluated

Black-necked Stilt

Least Concern

American Avocet

About These Birds

Black-necked Stilt

Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) is a slender 35–39 cm wader of the Americas. Bold black and white plumage; very long bright pink legs. Inhabits shallow freshwater and brackish ponds, salt pans, and coastal marshes from the western USA south to Brazil and Peru. Feeds on aquatic invertebrates.

American Avocet

American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) is a large 40–51 cm wader of North America. Black and white body; orange-rufous head and neck in breeding plumage; long upturned bill; blue-grey legs. Inhabits shallow saline and freshwater lakes, marshes, and coastal flats from western Canada to Mexico. Migratory. Sweeps bill side-to-side in water.

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