The Black-necked Stilt is closely related to the American Avocet and has nearly the same territory, but it is easily told appart. The Black-necked Stilt is black and white, while the Avocet has some colorful reddish orange added except in winter.
Classification:
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Recurvirostridae
Genus: Himantopus
Species: H. himantopus
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