Hawaiian stilt

Hawaiian stilt

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Recurvirostridae
Genus: Himantopus
Species:
H. mexicanus
Subspecies:
H. m. knudseni
Trinomial name
Himantopus mexicanus knudseni
Stejneger, 1887[4]
Synonyms
  • H. mexicanus knudseni[5]
  • H. himantopus knudseni[6]

The Hawaiian stilt (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni) is an endangered Hawaiian subspecies of the black-necked stilt (H. mexicanus) species.[4][7] It is a long-legged, slender shorebird with a long, thin beak.[1] Other common names include the Hawaiian black-necked stilt, the aeʻo (from a Hawaiian name for the bird and word for stilts),[8] the kukuluaeʻo (a Hawaiian name for the bird and word for “one standing high”),[6][8] or it may be referred to as the Hawaiian subspecies of the black-necked stilt.[9]

  1. ^ a b Eilerts, R.; Hammerson, G.; Kashinsky, L.; Cannings, S.; NatureServe (5 July 2024). "Himantopus mexicanus knudseni". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Hawaiian stilt (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. ^ 35 FR 16047
  4. ^ a b "Taxinomic Information for Hawaiian Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Beletsky2006 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b Lee, Harvey; Taylor, Maurice H; Vanden Akker, John B (1978). Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge: Final Environmental Impact Statement. US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior. pp. I–2.
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  8. ^ a b Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1 January 1986). Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 4, 178. ISBN 978-0-8248-0703-0.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference abcbirds2006 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).