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 Etosha National Park
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Double-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus africanus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Burchell's Courser
Cursorius rufus
Temminck's Courser
Cursorius temminckii
📅 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 Etosha National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Black-winged Stilt sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 302 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-winged Stilt in Etosha National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Black-winged Stilt in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.