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Black-necked Stilt


Himatopus mexicanus


Wingspan: 29"
Length: 13-1/2 - 15-1/2"
Weight: 6 ounces


M/F outwardly similar although back of female is dark brown		   Black-necked Stilts in Brazoria NWR on the Texas Gulf Coast

Black-necked Stilts in Brazoria NWR on the Texas Gulf Coast



Black-necked Stilts - Brazoria NWR


Physical Description:

Extraordinarily tall and slender; unique black and white plumage and long red legs; carmine or crimson eyes; half web feet. Adult females have dark brown back.

   Black-necked Stilt - Brazoria NWR



Black-necked Stilts - Anahuac NWR  

Habitat:

Grassy marshes, mud flats, pools, shallow lakes. Also, irrigated or flooded fields; brackish ponds of saltwater marshes and freshwater ponds in the back of beaches along the Gulf Coast.


Nest:

A shallow depression lined with grass or shell fragments in a marsh.

Both parents incubate about 25 days.

3 to 4 brown-spotted buff eggs.

   Nest Black-necked Stilt - Brazoria NWR


Black-necked Stilt Fledgling at Brazoria NWR on the Texas Gulf Coast

Black-necked Stilt Fledgling - Brazoria NWR