Stock photography picture of Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)

B03J25 - Licenced Caption Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) Description The Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) is a locally abundant resident of American wetlands and coastlines, from the coastal areas of California, much of the interior western United States and along the Gulf of Mexico as far east as Florida, then south to Peru, northern Brazil and the Galapagos islands. Northern populations are migratory, wintering from the extreme south of the USA to southern Mexico, rarely as far south as Costa Rica In the south of its range Black-necked Stilt intergrades with the South America form Himantopus (himantopus) melanurus. Adults have long pink legs, a long thin black bill and are mainly white below with a black cap, neck and back. -Wikipedia