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 Joshua Tree National Park
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
California Gull
Larus californicus
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
📅 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 Joshua Tree National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Black-necked Stilt sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-necked Stilt in Joshua Tree National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Black-necked Stilt in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.