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Vieillot, 1817: NOTE(AS,PL: Himantopus melanurus is split from H. mexicanus (Sibley & Monroe 1990; Ridgely & Greenfield 2001); SACC awaits more study. Proposed relump of Himantopus melanurus with H. mexicanus to align with AOS Classification Committees.
German
Halsband-Stelzenläufer
French
Échasse à queue noire
Chinese
南美长脚鹬
Japanese
ナンベイセイタカシギ
Russian
Южноамериканский ходулочник
Spanish
Cigüeñuela Americana
Portuguese
pernilongo-de-costas-brancas
Bird Data App text
Can only be confused with the [Black-necked Stilt] of the northern hemisphere. Ranges don't overlap unless one goes too far north or south.
Africa (entire continent rather than south of Sahara)
AN
Antarctica
AO
Atlantic Ocean
AU
Australasia (Wallacea (Indonesian islands east of Wallace's line), New Guinea and its islands, Australia, New Zealand and its subantarctic islands, the Solomons, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu)
PAL
Eurasia (Europe, Asia from the Middle East through central Asia north of the Himalayas, Siberia and northern China to Japan)
IO
Indian Ocean
LA
Latin America (Middle and South America)
MA
Middle America (Mexico through Panama)
NA
North America (includes the Caribbean)
NO
Northern oceans
OR
Oriental Region (South Asia from Pakistan to Taiwan, plus Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Greater Sundas)