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 Kruger National Park
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
White-headed Lapwing
Vanellus albiceps
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
📅 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 Kruger National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Black-winged Stilt sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 1466 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-winged Stilt in Kruger National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Black-winged Stilt in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.