Black Stilt
Himantopus novaezelandiaeGould, J, 1841
English (US) Black Stilt
The Black Stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Recurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets) in the order Charadriiformes.
Range: MacKenzie Basin (central South Island, New Zealand); winters to North IslandRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Himantopus novaezelandiae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Black Stilt
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1841
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Himantopus novae-zelandiae
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1841
- Type locality
- Port Nicholson, North Island, New Zealand.
- Original description
- The birds of Australia pt4 pl.34
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Stilts and Avocets
Banded Stilt
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
Red-necked Avocet
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Andean Avocet
Recurvirostra andina
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Pied Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus
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