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    The black stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae) or kakī (Māori) is a wading bird found in New Zealand. It is one of the world's rarest birds, with 169 adults...
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    The black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is a widely distributed, very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family Recurvirostridae. Its scientific...
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    The black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) is a locally abundant shorebird of American wetlands and coastlines. It is found from the coastal areas of...
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    species: Black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus White-backed stilt, Himantopus melanurus Pied stilt, Himantopus leucocephalus Black-necked stilt, Himantopus...
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    The Hawaiian stilt (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni) is an endangered Hawaiian subspecies of the black-necked stilt (H. mexicanus) species. It is a long-legged...
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    distinct groups of birds, the avocets (one genus) and the stilts (two genera). Avocets and stilts range in length from 30 to 46 cm (12 to 18 in) and in weight...
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    the black-winged stilt (H. himantopus). Himantopus leucocephalus was the scientific name proposed by John Gould in 1837 who described a pied stilt from...
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  • Stilt-Man is the name of multiple different characters in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first incarnation of Stilt-Man, Wilbur...
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    each other to the ground. The stilt walkers are divided in two teams; the "Mélans" jousting on yellow and black stilts, who represent the old city, and...
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    The banded stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus) is a nomadic wader of the stilt and avocet family, Recurvirostridae, native to Australia. It belongs to...
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    150 juvenile black stilt (kakī) being released into the wild. The 2021 breeding season was also deemed a success with eighteen black stilt chicks hatching...
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    North Island Hector's. Hybridisation in this manner threatens the Otago black stilt and the Chatham Islands' Forbes parakeet and has eliminated the South...
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    North Island Hector's. Hybridisation in this manner threatens the Otago black stilt and the Chatham Islands' Forbes parakeet and has eliminated the South...
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    disliked the ones that negatively portrayed his height, such as "Wilt the Stilt" and "Goliath", preferring "the Big Dipper", inspired by his friends who...
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    level of the lake outside of its natural range. The highly endangered black stilt, which nests on the braided rivers beds of the South Island, is threatened...
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    does not necessarily mean there are 10 more of this species than the black stilt, which has been estimated at 40: there is a possibility that the latter...
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    extensive network of canals for hydroelectric schemes posed a threat to the black stilt (or kakī), an endangered river wading bird. A captive breeding programme...
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  • native fauna, including the black stilt. A trapping programme for cats and other predators that threatened the black stilt population was instigated by...
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    antbird Black-billed magpie Black-Capped Chickadee Black-crowned night heron Black-headed gull Black-rumped flameback Black stilt Black swan Black-winged...
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    abundant in bird life, including the wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis) and Black stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae). Many migratory birds over-winter here. Surveys...
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  • as Japanese persimmon or Asian persimmon Kakī, the Māori name of the black stilt, a critically endangered wading bird of New Zealand. Search for "kaki"...
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    about thirty-five species of birds in the park, most notably the rare black stilt and pīwauwau. The only road access into the park is via State Highway...
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    The stilt sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) is a small shorebird. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus name kalidris or skalidris is a term...
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    skink (Oligosoma maccanni), and especially birds such as the very rare black stilt (Himantopus novazelandiae) which remains only in wetlands of the Waitaki...
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    third voting scandal surfaced when 310 fraudulent votes were placed for the black shag. These were traced to Australia. 2020: 1500 votes were placed for the...
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  • 50th Anniversary of New Zealand coinage 1984: Chatham Island black robin 1985: Black stilt 1986: Royal Visit by Queen Elizabeth II 1986: Kākāpō (native...
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    and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills. Black stilt Pied...
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  • owl Siau scops owl Spoon-billed sandpiper Southern red-breasted plover Black stilt Eskimo curlew Slender-billed curlew Jerdon's courser Chinese crested...
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    possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) and introduced species of rats—mainly the black rat (Rattus rattus), but also the Polynesian rat (R. exulans) and brown...
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    common or black-winged stilt, using the trinomial name Himantopus himantopus melanurus. The AOS considers it a subspecies of the black-necked stilt, where...
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