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Himantopus  Brisson, 1760
Taxonomic Serial No.: 176725

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Stilts [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2022   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderCharadriiformes  – Shore Birds, Gulls, Alcids, Plovers, Oystercatchers, goélands, alcidés, Auks, huîtriers  
                            FamilyRecurvirostridae  – Stilts, Avocets  
                               GenusHimantopus Brisson, 1760 – Stilts  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Black-winged Stilt, Échasse blanche, Cigüeñuela común, pernilongo 
                                  Species Himantopus leucocephalus Gould, 1837 – White-headed Stilt, Pied Stilt, Échasse d'Australie, Cigüeñuela Pechirroja 
                                  Species Himantopus melanurus Vieillot, 1817 – White-backed Stilt, Échasse à queue noire, Cigüeñuela Americana, pernilongo-de-costas-brancas 
                                  Species Himantopus mexicanus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) – Ae'o, Hawaiian Stilt, Candelero americano, Black-necked Stilt, echasse d'Amérique, Échasse d'Amérique, Cigüeñuela de Cuello Negro, pernilongo-de-costas-negras 
                                  Species Himantopus novaezelandiae Gould, 1841 – Black Stilt, Échasse noire, Cigüeñuela negra, pernilongo-da-nova-zelândia 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Himantopus    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Himantopus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 12.1), website (version 12.1)  
  Acquired: 2022   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.1). doi: 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 21 Jan, 2022]   
  Reference for: Himantopus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Himantopus   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.04.02, website (version 02-Apr-11)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Himantopus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Himantopus   
       

 Geographic Information
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: Species taxonomy of Himantopus controversial; some authors recognize one species (H. himantopus) with 4-5 ssp. (IOC List v11.2)  
 

 

    

 
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