WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

White-backed Stilt

Himantopus melanurus

White-backed Stilt belongs to Recurvirostridae, within the order Charadriiformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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White-backed Stilt · Himantopus melanurus — Illustration, not a field photograph.

Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name: Himantopus melanurus
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Recurvirostridae
Conservation record: NE · Not Evaluated / no assessment in this dataset

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.