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 Lake Manyara National Park
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
📅 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 Lake Manyara National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Black-winged Stilt sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 56 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-winged Stilt in Lake Manyara National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Black-winged Stilt in Lake Manyara National Park in our monthly data.