La historia
This Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) was at Reserva Natural El Encanto de Guanapalo in Casanare, Colombia when I photographed it. A small white spot above the eye helps tell it from the Black-winged Stilt. Males have a greenish gloss on the back and wings, especially in the breeding season. The Guanapalo River is a tributary of the Meta, and with the Pauto it drains a basin of about 2,100 square kilometers, mostly in San Luis de Palenque. IUCN includes the Black-necked Stilt in its assessment of Himantopus himantopus, which it lists as Least Concern, with a stable population.
I made this frame with a Pentax K-1 and the HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6, at 1/800 sec, f/5.6, ISO 100. El Encanto de Guanapalo pays for its conservation through traditional cattle ranching, ecotourism and carbon credits, using the Cataruben Foundation’s Co2Bio model.
©2019 Adam Rainoff Photographer
El ave
The Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) pertenece a la familia Recurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets) en la taxonomía eBird/Clements.
Fuente: eBird.org (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
Conservación
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (assessment published 2025), with the population trend listed as stable. IUCN does not yet assess the Black-necked Stilt separately; this is the assessment of Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus), which IUCN treats as including it. Fuente: Lista Roja de la UICN
