Ae'o (Hawaiian Stilt)

A black and white bird with red eyes and long skinny pink legs flaps its wings over blue water. It has a very long pointed black beak.

Photo By/Credit

Laurel Smith/USFWS

Date Shot/Created

06/16/2023

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

Ae‘o (Hawaiian stilt) have the longest lakes in proportion to their body of all birds except flamingos.

Facility

Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Wetland

Species

Himantopus mexicanus knudseni

Subject tags

Endangered and/or Threatened species

Wetlands

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