White-headed Stilt

White-headed Stilt

Himantopus leucocephalus

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Abel Tasman National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
0–10
Sep
30–40
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
2 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
3 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
4 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
5 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
6 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
0–10%
7 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
8 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
9 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
10 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
11 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
12 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
13 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
14 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
15 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-headed Stilt in Abel Tasman National Park?

About 22% of visitor-days record a White-headed Stilt sighting in Abel Tasman National Park, based on 105 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see White-headed Stilt in Abel Tasman National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for White-headed Stilt in Abel Tasman National Park in our monthly data.

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