To view PDF files. The Hawaiian Stilt is a slender wading bird that grows up to 16 inches in length. This endangered species has very long pink legs and a long black bill. The Hawaiian subspecies differs from the North American stilt by having more black on its face and neck, and longer bill, tarsus, and tail.
Stilts use a variety of aquatic habitats.
Nest sites are frequently separated from feeding sites and stilts move between these areas daily. Nesting sites are adjacent to or on low islands within bodies of fresh, brackish, or salt water. They like to loaf around in open mudflats, pickleweed mats, and open pasture lands where visibility is good and predator populations are low. The female chirp is lower than the male's. As with the other Hawaiian waterbirds, historic numbers are unknown.