Minnesota Seasons - Black-necked Stilt

Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy

Conservation Status

IUCN Red List

LC - Least Concern

NatureServe

N5B, N5N - Secure Breeding and Nonbreeding

Minnesota

not listed

Description

Size

Total length: 14″

Voice

The call is a loud sharp note repeated incessantly. The notes may be a short kik kik kik, a longer keef keef keef, or a harsher wreek wreek wreek.

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Habitat

Wetland, open water

Ecology

Migration

Nesting

Food

Distribution

Occurrence

Four accidental records, one each in April, May, June, and July

Maps

The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map

Taxonomy

Class

Aves (birds)

Order

Charadriiformes (shorebirds and allies)

Family

Recurvirostridae (stilts and avocets)

Genus

Himantopus (typical stilts)

Subordinate Taxa

Northern Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus ssp. mexicanus)

Hawaiian Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus ssp. knudseni)

White-backed Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus ssp. melanurus)

Synonyms

Himantopus himantopus ssp. mexicanus

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