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Himantopus mexicanus knudseni

Image of Black-necked Stilt

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Aeo or Hawaiian Black-necked stiltRecurvirostridaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (All the major islands except Kahoolawe)NatureServe: ImperiledPhotographed on Oahu at Sumida Watercress Farm, Aiea.In Hawaiian, aeo means "one standing tall."Early Hawaiian boys and girls, as well as men, enjoyed walking on wooden stilts called kukuluaeo, or simply aeo, named after the long-legged Hawaiian black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus knudsenii). The wood they choose for this game was ohe makai. www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5188494870/in/photolist-...

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