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 Carara National Park
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Heermann's Gull
Larus heermanni
Cabot's Tern
Thalasseus acuflavidus
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
📅 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 Carara National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Black-necked Stilt sighting in Carara National Park, based on 295 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-necked Stilt in Carara National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Black-necked Stilt in Carara National Park in our monthly data.