Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Himantopus [himantopus, ceylonensis, leucocephalus, mexicanus or melanurus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other related concepts

• Himantopus [melanurus x mexicanus] (hybrid)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Bengali: ধরাচ঩ঠ হঠচঙ্খ
Bengali (transliteration): dhalāpiṭha ṭhēṅgi*
Czech: pisila americká (ssp. melanurus), Pisila jihoamerická
Danish: Hvidkronet Stylteløber
German: Halsband-Stelzenläufer, Schwarznacken-Stelzenläufer (melanurus)
Greek: Αμερικανικός Καλαμοκανάς (melanurus)
English: Black-necked Stilt, Black-necked Stilt (White-backed), Black-tailed Stilt, South American Stilt, Southern Stilt, White backed Stilt, White-backed Stilt
English, HBW: Black-winged Stilt (White-backed Stilt)
English (IOC): White-backed Stilt
English (United States): Black-necked Stilt (White-backed)
Esperanto: Blankdorsa himantopo
Spanish: Cigüeñuela Americana, Cigüeñuela Cuellinegra (Americana), Cigüeñuela de Cola Negra, Monjita Americana (melanurus), Perrito, Tero Real, Tero-real
Spanish (Argentine): Tero real, Tero-real, Tero-real (melanurus)
Spanish (Chile): Perrito (melanurus)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Cigüeñuela Cuellinegro (melanurus)
Spanish (Cuba): Cachiporra (melanurus)
Spanish (Ecuador): Cigüeñuela Cuellinegra (Tero Cuellinegro) (melanurus)
Spanish (Spain): Cigüeñuela cuellinegra (Americana), Cigüeñuela Cuellinegra (melanurus)
Spanish (HBW): Black-necked Stilt (White-backed)
Spanish (Mexico): Monjita Americana (melanurus)
Spanish (Panama): Cigüeñuela Cuellinegra (melanurus)
Spanish (Peru): Cigüeñuela de Cuello Negro (melanurus)
Spanish (Paraguay): Tero real, Tero real (melanurus)
Spanish (Uruguay): Tero Real, Tero Real (Subesp. melanurus), Tero Real Espalda Blanca
Estonian: valjas-karkjalg
Finnish: Chilenpitkäjalka
French: Échasse à dos blanc, Échasse à queue noire, Échasse d'Amérique (à queue noire), Échasse d'Amérique (melanurus)
Guarani: Tetéu jagua
Croatian: južnoamerička vlastelica
Hungarian: fehérhátú gólyatöcs
Icelandic: Sperrileggur (melanurus)
Italian: Cavaliere dorsonero
Japanese (romaji): kuroeriseitakashigi (melanurus), nambeiseitakashigi, nanbeiseitakashigi
Japanese: クロエリセイタカシギ (melanurus), クロエリセイタカシギ（melanurus）, ナンベイセイタカシギ
Scientific: Himantopus himantopus melanurus, Himantopus melanurus, Himantopus mexicanus melanurus
Dutch: Amerikaanse Steltkluut (melanurus), Zuidamerikaanse steltkluut, Zuid-Amerikaanse Steltkluut
Norwegian: Hvitkronestylteløper, svartkronestylteløper (melanurus)
Polish: szczudłak białobrewy (melanurus), szczudlak obrozny, szczudłak obrożny
Portuguese: cachorrinho, Pernilongo-de-costas-brancas, quero-quero-da-praia
Portuguese (Brazil): cachorrinho, Pernilongo-de-costas-brancas, quero-quero-da-praia
Portuguese (Portugal): pernilongo-americano (melanurus), Pernilongo-de-dorso-preto (melanurus)
Russian: Американский ходулочник (melanurus), Южноамериканский ходулочник
Slovak: šišila bielochrbtá, šišila bielochrbtá (skup.)
Serbian: Crnovrata vlastelica (melanurus)
Swedish: Vitkronad styltlöpare
Turkish: Maskeli uzunbacak (melanurus)
Ukrainian: кулик-довгоніг латиноамериканський
Chinese: 南美长脚鹬
Chinese (Traditional): 白背高蹺鴴