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 Hwange National Park
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
📅 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 Hwange National Park?
About 43% of visitor-days record a Black-winged Stilt sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 199 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-winged Stilt in Hwange National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Black-winged Stilt in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.