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Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Caroni Swamp
51 Verified records at Caroni Swamp
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus), also called the pied stilt, is a locally abundant shorebird of North and South American wetlands and coastlines. It is found from the coastal areas of California through much of the interior western United States and along the Gulf of Mexico as far east as Florida, then south through Central America and the Caribbean to Brazil, Peru and the Galápagos Islands, with an isolated population, the Hawaiian stilt, in Hawaii. The northernmost populations, particularly those from inland, are migratory, wintering from the extreme south of the United States to southern Mexico, rarely as far south as Costa Rica; on the Baja California peninsula it is only found regularly in winter. Some authorities, including the IUCN, treat it as a synonym of Himantopus himantopus. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-necked Stilt sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 51 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Caroni Swamp

Spotted Sandpiper
LC

Spotted Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis macularius

60–70% · Likely
Wattled Jacana
LC

Wattled Jacana

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jacana jacana

20–30% · Possible
Southern Lapwing
LC

Southern Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus chilensis

10–20% · With luck
Solitary Sandpiper
LC

Solitary Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa solitaria

10–20% · With luck
Greater Yellowlegs
NT

Greater Yellowlegs

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa melanoleuca

10–20% · With luck
Large-billed Tern
LC

Large-billed Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaetusa simplex

10–20% · With luck
Lesser Yellowlegs
VU

Lesser Yellowlegs

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa flavipes

5–10% · With luck
Least Sandpiper
NT

Least Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris minutilla

5–10% · With luck
Semipalmated Plover
LC

Semipalmated Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius semipalmatus

5–10% · With luck
Semipalmated Sandpiper
NT

Semipalmated Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris pusilla

<5% · Rare
Black Skimmer
LC

Black Skimmer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rynchops niger

<5% · Rare
Black-bellied Plover
VU

Black-bellied Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis squatarola

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
50–60%
2 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
40–50%
3 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
4 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
40–50%
5 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
6 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
7 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
8 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
9 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
10 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
10–20%
11 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
12 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
13 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
10–20%
14 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
15 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
16 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
5–10%
17 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
18 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
19 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
20 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
21 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
22 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
23 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
24 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
25 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
26 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
27 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
28 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
29 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
30 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
31 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
32 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
33 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
34 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
35 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
36 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
37 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
38 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
39 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
40 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
41 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
42 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
43 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
44 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
45 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
46 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
47 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
48 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
49 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
50 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
51 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
52 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
53 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
54 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
55 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
56 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
57 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
58 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
59 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
60 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
61 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
62 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
63 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
64 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
65 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data
66 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
67 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
68 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
69 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
70 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
71 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
72 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
73 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
74 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
75 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
76 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
77 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-necked Stilt in Caroni Swamp?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Black-necked Stilt sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 51 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-necked Stilt in Caroni Swamp?

July has the highest sighting rate for Black-necked Stilt in Caroni Swamp in our monthly data.

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