Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Avocets and Stilts :: White-backed Stilt

White-backed Stilt Himantopus melanurus

Described by: Vieillot (1817)
Alternate common name(s): Black-tailed Stilt, Southern Stilt, South American Stilt
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Cassino, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - Aug, 2004 © Arthur Grosset  Cassino, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - Aug, 2004 © Arthur Grosset  Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Jun, 2006 © Lou Hegedus  Argentina - Aug, 2006 © Jean-Michel Fenerole 
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Range

C. South America;
E. of the Andes from ec. Peru, c. and s. Bolivia, se. Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul (Cassino), Mato Grosso (Pantanal)), Paraguay and Uruguay to sc. Argentina (Rio Negro), n . and c. Chile (Antofagasta to Llanquihue).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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