Black-necked Stilt

Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

Endemic
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Celestún Biosphere Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
40–50
Jun
20–30
Jul
40–50
Aug
60–70
Sep
70–80
Oct
70–80
Nov
60–70
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
50–60%
2 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
40–50%
3 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
4 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
40–50%
5 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
6 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
7 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
8 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
9 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
10 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
10–20%
11 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
12 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
13 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
10–20%
14 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
15 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
0–10%
16 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
0–10%
17 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
18 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
19 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
0–10%
20 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
0–10%
21 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
22 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
23 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
24 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
25 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
26 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
27 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
28 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
29 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
30 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
31 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
32 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
33 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
34 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
35 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
36 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
37 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
38 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
39 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
40 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
41 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
42 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
43 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
44 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
45 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
46 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
47 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
48 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
49 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
50 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
51 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
52 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
53 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
54 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
55 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
56 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
57 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
58 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
59 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
60 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
61 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
62 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
63 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
64 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
65 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data
66 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
67 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
68 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
69 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
70 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
71 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
72 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
73 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
74 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
75 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
76 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
77 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-necked Stilt in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?

About 50% of visitor-days record a Black-necked Stilt sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve, based on 756 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black-necked Stilt in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?

October has the highest sighting rate for Black-necked Stilt in Celestún Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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