Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Spanish: Candelero americano
The black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) is a locally abundant shorebird of American wetlands and coastlines. It is found from the coastal areas of California through much of the interior western United States and along the Gulf of Mexico as far east as Florida, then south through Central America and the Caribbean to Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands. The northernmost populations, particularly those from inland, are migratory, wintering from the extreme south of the United States to...
- 2026-04-06 — observation by stefanosalgado
- 2026-04-03 — observation by isa_moguel
- 2026-01-05 — observation by robertomartinezangeles
- 2026-01-03 — observation by dileri
- 2025-12-18 — observation by antonio_perez2
- 2025-11-15 — observation by zihuadean
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Cite as: “Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/himantopus-mexicanus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.