White-headed Stilt
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White-headed Stilt

Himantopus leucocephalus

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Bali Barat National Park
51 Verified records at Bali Barat National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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). Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a White-headed Stilt sighting in Bali Barat National Park, based on 51 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bali Barat National Park

Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

20–30% · Possible
Crested Tern
LC

Crested Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus bergii

10–20% · With luck
Whimbrel
LC

Whimbrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numenius phaeopus

10–20% · With luck
Barred Buttonquail
LC Endemic

Barred Buttonquail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turnix suscitator

10–20% · With luck
Little Tern
LC

Little Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sternula albifrons

10–20% · With luck
Black-naped Tern
LC

Black-naped Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna sumatrana

5–10% · With luck
Wood Sandpiper
LC

Wood Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa glareola

5–10% · With luck
Red-necked Stint
NT

Red-necked Stint

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris ruficollis

5–10% · With luck
Grey-tailed Tattler
LC

Grey-tailed Tattler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa brevipes

<5% · Rare
Greater Sandplover
LC

Greater Sandplover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius leschenaultii

<5% · Rare
Long-toed Stint
LC

Long-toed Stint

Bird

Calidris subminuta

<5% · Rare
Black-bellied Plover
VU

Black-bellied Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis squatarola

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
2 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
3 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
4 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
5 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
6 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
7 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
8 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
9 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
10 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
11 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
12 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
13 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
14 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
15 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
16 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-headed Stilt in Bali Barat National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a White-headed Stilt sighting in Bali Barat National Park, based on 51 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-headed Stilt in Bali Barat National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for White-headed Stilt in Bali Barat National Park in our monthly data.

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