Poaka — Pied stilt

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. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the black-winged stilt (H. himantopus).

Ko te Poaka he manu waimāori o Aotearoa. He manu kautū. He roroa, he whīroki, he māwhero ngā waewae. Ko ngā ngutu, ngā parirau me te porongāua he pango. He mā katoa te tinana. He rite ana kit e Kakī. Ko te ingoa pūtaiao o te Poaka he Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus. Ko te ingoa o tēnei manu i te reo Pākehā o Aotearoa nei, he Pied Stilt; engari, ki ngā tāngata o tāwāhi, he Black-winged Stilt kē te ingoa.

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