[Length 14 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Black-necked Stilt was photographed at Quivira NWR, Stafford, Kansas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 11, 2019)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Black-necked Stilt was photographed at Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 02, 2022)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Black-necked Stlt was photographed at the pools along the Center Patrol Road at Malheur NWR, Burns, Oregon. Photo taken with a Sony 24-600mm f/2.4-4.0 lens on a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV camera. (Date: May 04, 2025)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

The long, spindly proportions, black-and-white pattern, and bright pinkish legs immediately identify this bird as a Black-necked Stilt. The black of the back extends up the back of the neck, hence the name Black-necked Stilt. Black-necked Stilts occur in the temperate regions of North, Central, and South America. In North America they breed along the east coast of the US from Delaware to Florida, across the Gulf states to Texas, and in the western Great Plains and basins of the western US. The Black-necked Stilt was once thought to be the same species as the Eurasian Black-winged Stilt [Himantopus himantopus], which has little or no black on the head and neck. This one was photographed along the refuge road at Anahuac NWR in eastern Texas, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Ektachrome 200 film pushed to 400. (Date: March 1983)

[Length 14.5 in. Wingspan 29.5 in.]

This Black-winged Stilt was photographed at one of the many fish ponds, Dongtai, Jiangsu, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens on a Nikon 1 V3 camera. (Date: May 08, 2017)

[Length 14.5 in. Wingspan 29.5 in.]

This Black-winged Stilt was photographed at the Nanhui Refuge, Nanhui (Shanghai), Shanghai, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC17E II 1.7x Teleconverter on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 05, 2017)

[Length 14.5 in. Wingspan 29.5 in.]

This Black-winged Stilt was photographed at the Nanhui Refuge, Nanhui (Shanghai), Shanghai, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC17E II 1.7x Teleconverter on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 05, 2017)

[Length 14.5 in. Wingspan 29.5 in.]

This Black-winged Stilt was photographed at one of the many fish ponds, Dongtai, Jiangsu, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens on a Nikon 1 V3 camera. (Date: May 08, 2017)