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Himantopus mexicanus
Black-necked Stilt
Canyonlands National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Himantopus mexicanus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Black-necked Stilt
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Charadriiformes, Family Recurvirostridae, Genus Himantopus, Species Himantopus mexicanus


Seasonality Tags:
Migratory


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		UT: S3
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	Amistad National Recreation Area
Anacostia Park	Big Bend National Park
Big Cypress National Preserve	Big Hole National Battlefield
Big Thicket National Preserve	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Biscayne National Park	Bryce Canyon National Park
Buck Island Reef National Monument	Cabrillo National Monument
Canaveral National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Capitol Reef National Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Channel Islands National Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Death Valley National Park
Dinosaur National Monument	Dry Tortugas National Park
Everglades National Park	Fort Matanzas National Monument
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Gateway National Recreation Area	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Grand Canyon National Park
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Joshua Tree National Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Lava Beds National Monument
National Capital Parks-East	Natural Bridges National Monument
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Padre Island National Seashore
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park	Parashant National Monument
Point Reyes National Seashore	Redwood National Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument	Virgin Islands National Park
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wupatki National Monument
Yellowstone National Park	Yosemite National Park
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	5/15/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/25/2025 3:27:12 PM

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NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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