Stiltbird

Stilt´bird`

n.

1.

(Zool.) See Stilt, n., 3.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

stiltbird - long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons Himantopus stilt, long-legs, longlegs, stilt plover, stilt limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird - any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries genus Himantopus, Himantopus - major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus - stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus - stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus, white-headed stilt - stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck Himantopus novae-zelandiae, kaki - blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt