Avocet, American Recurvirostra americana   Found: North America
Photographed by:   1) Rusty Dodson   2) Richard Fitzer  3) John Ennis  4) Arto Hakola  5) David Smith  6) Dick Daniels in North Carolina
1 - 4) Breeding  5, 6) Nonbreeding



Avocet, Pied Recurvirostra avosetta   Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by: 1) Andrey Russinkovskiy  2) Graham De'ath  3) Riaan van den Berg


Stilt, Banded Cladorhynchus leucocephalus   Found: Australia
Photographed by Susan Flashman


Stilt, Black Himantopus novaezelandiae   Found: New Zealand
Photographed by Dick Daniels at Kiwi Birdlife Park, New Zealand. Current population estimated at 22 birds.


Stilt, Black-necked Himantopus mexicanus or Himantopus himantopus mexicanus   Found: The Americas
Photographed by: 1, 2, 3) Dick Daniels at the Galapagos Islands   4) John Ennis


Stilt, Black-winged Himantopus himantopus or Himantopus himantopus himantopus   Found: Asia, Africa
Photographed by: 1) Chris Fourie  2) Kristian Sekulic  3 - 5) Dick Daniels in Tanzania

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Stilt, Hawaiian Himantopus knudseni or Himantopus himantopus knudseni   Found: Hawaii
Photographed by: Dick Daniels  1 - 3) On Kauai, Hawaii  4 - 7) On Maui, Hawaii.
The size of a Hawaiin Stilt can be appreciated by comparing it to a Koala (Hawaiin Duck) in 6) while realzing how much of the stilt's legs are underwater.



Stilt, Pied aka White-headed Stilt (in Australia aka Black-winged Stilt) Himantopus leucocephalus  or Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus
Found: Australasia
Photographed by Susan Flashman