Kauaʻi record · kba_bird_black_winged_stilt
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
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About Black-winged Stilt
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) appears in the wider Hawaiian bird catalog, but the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist has no Kauaʻi occurrence code for it. An island-specific record is needed before claiming local presence.
Kauaʻi evidence
A Hawaiʻi-level record is available, but the species needs a documented Kauaʻi observation before local ecological conclusions are drawn.
Occurrence evidence
island_checklist_no_kauai_code
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Himantopus himantopus
- Common names
- Black-winged Stilt
- Family
- Recurvirostridae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- No Kauaʻi occurrence code in 2017 island checklist; further evidence needed
- Origin
- Vagrant visitor
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- Kauaʻi occurrence or ecological use remains uncertain
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Wetlands · Ponds · Mudflats
- Food and resource needs
- For Kauaʻi, Black-winged Stilt has no standing local food dependency until an occurrence is validated. If recorded, attach the observation to transient access to intertidal, mudflat, wetland, turf, or freshwater invertebrates, with seeds or plant matter included for rail/coot-type records.
- Reproduction
- Breeding on Kauaʻi is not established; seasonal resting and foraging habitat may be relevant.
- Shelter
- Shelter and structure within wetlands, ponds, mudflats.
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Wetland/coastal habitat state, survey detectability, disturbance, avian disease, and rare-record review are the open questions
- Conservation actions
- Document date, place, observer, habitat, and supporting media · Confirm identification and Kauaʻi occurrence before local conservation use
- Monitoring
- Document date, place, observer, habitat, behavior, and supporting media for any Kauaʻi observation.
- Data gaps
- A documented Kauaʻi observation with date, place, observer, and supporting media is needed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Rare Or Unresolved Hawaiian Shorebird Record Needs Kauai Review
- Seasonal description
- Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) appears in the wider Hawaiian bird catalog, but the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist has no Kauaʻi occurrence code for it. An island-specific record is needed before claiming local presence.
Sources and further reading
- https://westernfieldornithologists.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Hawaiian_Islands_Bird_Checklist-Jan-2019.pdf
- https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/wildlife/projects/waterbird-surveys/
- https://hawaiibirdingtrails.hawaii.gov/birding_hotspot/kawai%CA%BBele-state-waterbird-sanctuary/
- https://hawaiibirdingtrails.hawaii.gov/birding_hotspot/salt-pond-beach-park/
- https://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/birds/rlp-monograph/SEHIlist.htm