White-backed stilt
| White-backed stilt | |
|---|---|
| White-backed stilts (H. melanurus) Pantanal, Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Recurvirostridae |
| Genus: | Himantopus |
| Species: | H. melanurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Himantopus melanurus Vieillot, 1817 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Himantopus himantopus melanurus | |
The white-backed stilt (Himantopus melanurus) is a locally abundant shorebird of South American wetlands and coastlines. It is found from northwest Brazil to southwest Peru and southcentral Argentina.