Himantopus stilt

Definitions of Himantopus stilt

1. noun

   long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
   synonyms: long-legs, longlegs, stilt, stilt plover, stiltbird

   types:

   Himantopus mexicanus, black-necked stilt

   stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck

   Himantopus himantopus, black-winged stilt

   stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings

   Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus, white-headed stilt

   stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck

   Himantopus novae-zelandiae, kaki

   blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt

   type of:

   limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird

   any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries