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)
Closest Relatives at Abel Tasman National Park
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
VOC
Haematopus unicolor
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
South Island Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus finschi
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
White-fronted Tern
Sterna striata
Black-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus bulleri
Black-fronted Tern
Chlidonias albostriatus
Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
Wrybill
Anarhynchus frontalis
📅 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 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Tongariro National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 9 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 12 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 13 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 14 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 15 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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.