What is Black stilt?
{{Speciesbox | image =File:Black Stilt 0A2A2243.jpg | status = CR | status_ref =<ref name=IUCN>{{cite IUCN |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22693690/129560535 |publisher=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |title=Black Stilt: ''Himantopus novaezelandiae'' |author1=BirdLife International |accessdate=September 10, 2021 |volume= 2018 |page=e.T22693690A129560535 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22693690A129560535.en}}</ref> | status_system = IUCN3.1 | taxon = Himantopus novaezelandiae | authority = | range_map = |synonyms= | synonyms_ref= }} The '''black stilt''' or '''kaki''' (''Himantopus novaezelandiae'') is a bird in the family [[Recurvirostridae]]. It lives in [[New Zealand]].<ref name=FW>{{cite web|publisher=[[United States Fish and Wildlife Service]]|url=https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/3928|title=Black Stilt (''Himantopus novaezelandiae'')|accessdate=September 10, 2021}}</ref><ref name=DOC>{{cite web|url=https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/black-stilt-kaki/|accessdate=September 10, 2021|publisher=New Zealand Department of Conservation|title=Black stilt/kakī}}</ref> ==Appearance== This bird has black feathers and long legs. ==Habitat and food== The black stilt lives next to rivers and lakes, in swamps and by ponds. It goes to rivers, streams, or swamps to lay eggs. It goes further inland for the winter. But because these areas are usually close to each other, scientists do not think of it as a [[migratory]] bird.<ref name=FW /> This bird wades into the water to look for food. ==Threats== As of 2021 there were about 170 of these birds alive in the wild. In 1981, there were only 23 birds. There are fewer of them because of [[invasive species]], animals that humans brought to New Zealand. Cats and [[ferret]]s kill many stilts, chicks, and eggs. Human beings also change the places where the birds like to live. Human beings using the seashore for work or fun can scare the adult birds away from the nests. They can accidentally kill the chicks or eggs.<ref name=DOC /> Th