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 Fiordland National Park
Black Stilt
Himantopus novaezelandiae
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Black-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus bulleri
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Black-fronted Tern
Chlidonias albostriatus
VOC
Haematopus unicolor
South Island Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus finschi
White-fronted Tern
Sterna striata
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
South Polar Skua
Stercorarius maccormicki
📅 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 Fiordland National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a White-headed Stilt sighting in Fiordland National Park, based on 276 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-headed Stilt in Fiordland National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for White-headed Stilt in Fiordland National Park in our monthly data.