Black Stilt

Himantopus novaezelandiae

Critically Endangered

The Black Stilt is a shorebird of New Zealand and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds, or small aquatic prey along coasts, mudflats, rivers, lakes, grasslands, or open ground; many shorebirds make impressive seasonal movements between breeding and non-breeding areas.

Family

Recurvirostridae

Group

Shorebirds

Range

Black Stilt Range — Resident or seasonal range in New Zealand and nearby islands

Population

≈ 150-250

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