Birds : The Black-necked Stilt in The western half of the earth

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The western half of the earth, in ponds, lagoons, and marshes with expanses of shallow water.

Two distinct forms are visually identifiable, and could potentially be classified as separate species: the widespread “Black-necked Stilt” and the “Hawaiian Stilt” (knudseni, covered separately), endemic to the southeastern Hawaiian Islands. 

Breeds locally in interior wetlands of the Pacific states and Great Basin north to Washington and western Montana, on the Great Plains north to central Alberta, southwestern Saskatchewan, and South Dakota, in the Mississippi Valley north to southeastern Iowa, along the Gulf of Mexico from Texas to Florida, and north along the Atlantic coast to southern New Jersey.  Winters mainly along the southern tier of states from California to Florida.

In spring, overshooting migrants regularly wander north to British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, the Maritime provinces, and Bermuda.  Scattered pairs often breed north and east of the usual breeding range—especially in wetland areas around the Great Lakes.

In other: breeds nearly throughout Mexico and very locally southward along the Pacific Coast of Central America: around the Gulf of Fonseca and Gulf of Nicoya.  In winter it becomes much more numerous and widespread throughout the lowlands of Central America.

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