Black Stilt

Himantopus novaezelandiae

The Black Stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae) is a bird found in New Zealand. Found in New Zealand. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fish. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Himantopus novaezelandiae
Region	Australia & Oceania
Found in	New Zealand

🏡 Where the Black Stilt lives

Found in New Zealand.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs90%
🐟 Fish10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It weighs about 195 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

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Recorded by nick talbot (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC181247. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Black Stilt

Where does the Black Stilt live?

The Black Stilt lives in New Zealand. Found in New Zealand.

What does the Black Stilt eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 90%), fish (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Black Stilt endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.