Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyRecurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets)
- GenusHimantopus (Typical Stilts)
- SpeciesHimantopus himantopus (Black-winged Stilt)
The black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is a widely distributed, very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family Recurvirostridae. Its scientific name, Himantopus himantopus, is sometimes used to generalize a single, almost cosmopolitan species. Alternatively, it is restricted to the form that is widespread in Europe, Asia and Africa, which equals the nominate group of H. himantopus sensu lato. Meanwhile, the black-necked (H. mexicanus) and white-backed stilts (H. melanurus) both inhabit the Americas; the pied stilt (H. leucocephalus) ranges from Australia and New Zealand. Today, most sources accept between one and four actual species. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-winged Stilt sighting in Bandhavgarh National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Bandhavgarh National Park
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
Indian Thick-knee
Burhinus indicus
Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus malabaricus
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Bronze-winged Jacana
Metopidius indicus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
River Lapwing
Vanellus duvaucelii
Barred Buttonquail
Turnix suscitator
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Greater Painted-Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-winged Stilt in Bandhavgarh National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Black-winged Stilt sighting in Bandhavgarh National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-winged Stilt in Bandhavgarh National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Black-winged Stilt in Bandhavgarh National Park in our monthly data.