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 Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 103 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kaeng Krachan National Park
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
Indian Thick-knee
Burhinus indicus
Bronze-winged Jacana
Metopidius indicus
Brown-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Common Buttonquail
Turnix sylvaticus
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
Barred Buttonquail
Turnix suscitator
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Grey-headed Lapwing
Vanellus cinereus
📅 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 Kaeng Krachan National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Black-winged Stilt sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 103 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-winged Stilt in Kaeng Krachan National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Black-winged Stilt in Kaeng Krachan National Park in our monthly data.