"himantopus stilt" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird - any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
subtypes:
- black-necked stilt, himantopus mexicanus - stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck
- black-winged stilt, himantopus himantopus - 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
belongs to: genus himantopus, himantopus - major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills

same as: long-legs, longlegs, stilt, stilt plover, stiltbird