White-headed Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyRecurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets)
- GenusHimantopus (Typical Stilts)
- SpeciesHimantopus leucocephalus (White-headed Stilt)
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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a White-headed Stilt sighting in Fiordland National Park, based on 276 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Fiordland National Park
Black Stilt
Himantopus novaezelandiae
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Black-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus bulleri
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Black-fronted Tern
Chlidonias albostriatus
VOC
Haematopus unicolor
South Island Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus finschi
White-fronted Tern
Sterna striata
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
South Polar Skua
Stercorarius maccormicki
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 4 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Tongariro National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 10 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 13 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 14 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 15 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 16 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-headed Stilt in Fiordland National Park?
About 16% of wildlife watchers report a White-headed Stilt sighting in Fiordland National Park, based on 276 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-headed Stilt in Fiordland National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for White-headed Stilt in Fiordland National Park in our monthly data.