Pied stilt

This article is about the species of stilt found across Australasia. For the species of stilt which occurs in Africa and Eurasia, see Black-winged stilt.

Pied stilt
Adult pied stilt
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Recurvirostridae
Genus: Himantopus
Species:
H. leucocephalus
Binomial name
Himantopus leucocephalus
Gould, 1837
Synonyms
  • Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus

The pied stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus), also known as the white-headed stilt, is a shorebird in the family Recurvirostridae. It is widely distributed with a large total population size and apparently stable population trend, occurring in Malaysia, Japan, the Philippines, Brunei, Christmas Island, Indonesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.[1] It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the black-winged stilt (H. himantopus).

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2019). "Himantopus himantopus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22727969A155440465. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22727969A155440465.en. Retrieved 13 November 2023.