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 Grampians National Park
Banded Stilt
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus
Red-necked Avocet
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Bush Stone-curlew
Burhinus grallarius
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus
Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Painted Buttonquail
Turnix varius
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Banded Lapwing
Vanellus tricolor
📅 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 Grampians National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a White-headed Stilt sighting in Grampians National Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-headed Stilt in Grampians National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for White-headed Stilt in Grampians National Park in our monthly data.