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)
Closest Relatives at Ankarafantsika National Park
Madagascar Jacana
Actophilornis albinucha
Madagascan Buttonquail
Turnix nigricollis
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Greater Painted-Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
📅 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 Ankarafantsika National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Black-winged Stilt sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-winged Stilt in Ankarafantsika National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Black-winged Stilt in Ankarafantsika National Park in our monthly data.