Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyRecurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets)
- GenusHimantopus (Typical Stilts)
- SpeciesHimantopus mexicanus (Black-necked Stilt)
Closest Relatives at Iberá National Park
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Large-billed Tern
Phaetusa simplex
Paraguayan Snipe
Gallinago paraguaiae
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Yellow-billed Tern
Sternula superciliaris
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
📅 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-necked Stilt in Iberá National Park?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Black-necked Stilt sighting in Iberá National Park, based on 420 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-necked Stilt in Iberá National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Black-necked Stilt in Iberá National Park in our monthly data.