Black Stilt

Himantopus novaezealandiae Critically Endangered Despite intensive conservation efforts, this species remains one of the most threatened shorebirds in the world. The annual release of substantial numbers of captive-reared birds, in combination with predator control, has almost certainly prevented it from becoming Extinct in the Wild. Formerly widespread, breeding and wintering across the North and South Islands of New Zealand. Lithograph 2018