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Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Recurvirostridae Chick Type: Precocial (Only need parental attendance) Black-necked Stilt are found year round from northern California coastline, all the way around to the coastline of New Jersey. They also breed in the be found in the central parts of the western United States, along with central Montana and along the Mississippi river, from southern Illinois to Louisiana. This species ranges as far south as Central America. Their diet consists of aquatic invertebrates such as crustaceans, aquatic insects, and small fish. American Avocets lay 3-5 egg in a scrape in the ground and close to the water. The eggs take around 22-29 days to hatch. Both parents will incubate the eggs and help to take care of the chicks. The chicks will fledge in four to six weeks. Both American Avocets and Black-necked Stilts will sometimes use tactile feeding, in which they move their bill side by side in the water, and snap up whatever food items that hits the bill. There are some arguments on the taxonomic standing of Black-necked Stilts; some ornithologists feel that they are a subspecies of Black-winged Stilt. |
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