| Utah Bird Profile | |||||
| Name Roots: (Gr. himantopous, [a kind of water bird]; himantos, "stra;"; pous, "foot" - Mexican) | |||||
| In Utah: |  by Margaret Sanchez | ||||
| Nesting, feeding, characteristic behaviors: | Nests in a ground in a scrape nest. This species is not a cowbird host. This 
    species is an insectivore: freshwater gleaner. | ||||
| Habitat: | Breeds in Utah in wetlands 
    and playa habitats. | ||||
| How to find: |  | ||||
| |   USGS Profile  (Geological Survey)   
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      US Winter Range Map   |    US
      Summer Range Map    | | |||||
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