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 Blue Mountains National Park
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii
Painted Buttonquail
Turnix varius
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Banded Lapwing
Vanellus tricolor
Red-chested Buttonquail
Turnix pyrrhothorax
📅 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 Blue Mountains National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a White-headed Stilt sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-headed Stilt in Blue Mountains National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for White-headed Stilt in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.