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White-headed Stilt

Himantopus leucocephalus

Insufficient data
overall probability at Royal National Park
1 Verified records at Royal National Park
☀️ 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 →

Closest Relatives at Royal National Park

Red-necked Avocet
LC Endemic

Red-necked Avocet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Recurvirostra novaehollandiae

Insufficient data
Masked Lapwing
LC

Masked Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus miles

20–30% · With luck
Silver Gull
Endemic

Silver Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae

10–20% · With luck
Crested Tern
LC

Crested Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus bergii

5–10% · With luck
Terek Sandpiper
LC

Terek Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xenus cinereus

Insufficient data
Grey-tailed Tattler
LC

Grey-tailed Tattler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa brevipes

Insufficient data
Pacific Golden-Plover
LC

Pacific Golden-Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis fulva

Insufficient data
Red-necked Stint
NT

Red-necked Stint

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris ruficollis

Insufficient data
Kentish Plover
LC

Kentish Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius alexandrinus

Insufficient data
Sooty Tern

Sooty Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychoprion fuscatus

Insufficient data
Pacific Gull
LC Endemic

Pacific Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus pacificus

Insufficient data
Ruddy Turnstone
NT

Ruddy Turnstone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arenaria interpres

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of White-headed Stilt at Royal National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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
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