The black stilt or kakī (Māori) is a wading bird found in New Zealand. It is one of the world's rarest birds, with 169 adults surviving in the wild as of May 2020. Adult kakī have distinctive black plumage, long pink legs, and a long thin black bill. Black stilts largely breed in the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island, and are threatened by introduced feral cats, ferrets, and hedgehogs as well as habitat degradation from hydroelectric dams, agriculture, and invasive weeds. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Gould, J 1841
Reference:
Birds Austral. [Gould]
pt4 pl.34
Protonym:
Himantopus novae-zelandiae
Type locality:
Port Nicholson, North Island, New Zealand.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679630
Avibase ID:
C26304D6CC0AA676
Avibase ID:
avibase-C26304D6
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C26304D6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560445
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Échasse noire ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Échasse noire ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2022: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2023: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Clements 3rd edition: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2015: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2016: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2017: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2018: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2019: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.50: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.52: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
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eBird version 2016: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
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eBird version 2019: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
eBird version 2021: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
eBird version 2022: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
eBird version 2023: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: New Zealand Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): New Zealand Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Himantopus himantopus novae-zelandiae [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Himantopus himantopus novae-zelandiae [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Black Stilt ( Himantopus novaezelandiae) [version 2] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Himantopus novaezelandiae |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Himantopus novaezelandiae [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Himantopus [himantopus or novaezelandiae]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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