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