Recurvirostra americana HOW TO IDENTIFY: * Length: 15 inches * Large, very long-legged shorebird * Long, very thin, upturned black bill * Blue-gray legs * White rump and tail * Sexes similar, but bill is more strongly recurved in female than in male Adult alternate: * Rust red head, neck and chest * White lores and eyering * White upper back, breast, belly and tail * White back is bordered by two long, black stripes on the scapulars * Black outer wing and white inner wing, with a black bar through middle of inner wing Adult basic: * Similar to adult alternate, but head, neck, and chest are grayish Juvenile: * Gray face * Rusty wash on head and hindneck Similar species: Black-necked Stilt also has long thin bill and legs, but is smaller, and has pink legs, and all black wings and back. Full_View |
Himantopus mexicanus HOW TO IDENTIFY: * Length: 13 inches * Large, very long-legged shorebird * Long, very thin black bill * Pink legs * Juvenile similar to adult female * Legs extend well beyond tail in flight Adult male: * White spot above eye in dark cap * Black cap, hindneck, nape, back, underwings and upperwings * White tail and rump * White forehead, lores, chin, throat, breast and belly Adult female: * Similar to adult male, but has a brownish-black back Juvenile: * Similar to adult female, but brownish back feathers have broad pale brown edges Similar species: American Avocet, also has long thin bill and legs, but is larger, and has white on back, dark legs, and rusty or gray head and neck. Full_View |
HOW TO IDENTIFY: * Length: 13 inches * Large, very long-legged shorebird * Long, very thin black bill * Pink legs * Juvenile similar to adult female * Legs extend well beyond tail in flight Adult male: * White spot above eye in dark cap * Black cap, hindneck, nape, back, underwings and upperwings * White tail and rump * White forehead, lores, chin, throat, breast and belly Adult female: * Similar to adult male, but has a brownish-black back Juvenile: * Similar to adult female, but brownish back feathers have broad pale brown edges Similar species: American Avocet, also has long thin bill and legs, but is larger, and has white on back, dark legs, and rusty or gray head and neck. Full_View |
HOW TO IDENTIFY: * Length: 13 inches * Large, very long-legged shorebird * Long, very thin black bill * Pink legs * Juvenile similar to adult female * Legs extend well beyond tail in flight Adult male: * White spot above eye in dark cap * Black cap, hindneck, nape, back, underwings and upperwings * White tail and rump * White forehead, lores, chin, throat, breast and belly Adult female: * Similar to adult male, but has a brownish-black back Juvenile: * Similar to adult female, but brownish back feathers have broad pale brown edges Similar species: American Avocet, also has long thin bill and legs, but is larger, and has white on back, dark legs, and rusty or gray head and neck. Full_View |
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