Aeʻo or Hawaiian stilt. Hanalei NWR, Kaua'i, Hawai'i

A long-legged, slender bird wades through water. Th bird looks over its shoulder and back t the camera.

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Gary Kramer/USFWS

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The Hawaiian stilt (or aeʻo in Hawaiian) is an endangered Hawaiian subspecies of the black-necked stilt (H. mexicanus) species.

Facility

Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge

Hulē‘ia National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

River/stream

Wetland

Species

Himantopus mexicanus knudseni

Subject tags

Birds

Endangered and/or Threatened species

Rivers and streams

Water birds

Wetlands

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