Species profile
Black Stilt
Himantopus novaezelandiae
Quick answer
MacKenzie Basin (South I., New Zealand); winters to North I.
- Scientific name
- Himantopus novaezelandiae
- Family
- Recurvirostridae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Himantopus
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered
Recording Black Stilt in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Recurvirostridae
- Ae'o (Himantopus mexicanus)
- American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
- Andean Avocet (Recurvirostra andina)
- Banded stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus)
- Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
- Fluviatilavis antunesi (Fluviatilavis antunesi)
- Himantopus brevipes (Himantopus brevipes)
- Himantopus wilsonii (Himantopus wilsonii)