Approximate Hatch Weights:
~19g at hatching
~20g by 1 day old
~44g by 7 days old
~91g by 14 days old
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Recurvirostridae
Common Name: Stilts
Region: Broad Range
Chick Type: Precocial
Down: Buffy down with brown and black markings
Skin Color:
Bill: Long and straight and black
Foot Type: Semi-palmate
Gape:
Gape Flanges:
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Brown to olive legs and feet
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/10/AMAVchicks-1-of-6.jpg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/10/AMAVchicks-2-of-6.jpg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/08/fullsizeoutput_4645.jpeg)
Photo by Lee Marcus
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/08/fullsizeoutput_4723.jpeg)
Photo by Lee Marcus
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/10/AMAVchicks-3-of-6.jpg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/10/AMAVchicks-4-of-6.jpg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/10/AMAVchicks-5-of-6-scaled.jpg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/10/AMAVchicks-6-of-6-scaled.jpg)
Photo by Marie Travers