Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyRecurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets)
- GenusHimantopus (Typical Stilts)
- SpeciesHimantopus mexicanus (Black-necked Stilt)
Closest Relatives at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Cabot's Tern
Thalasseus acuflavidus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
📅 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-necked Stilt in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Black-necked Stilt sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, based on 40 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-necked Stilt in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Black-necked Stilt in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park in our monthly data.