Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

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KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyRecurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets)
GenusHimantopus (Typical Stilts)
SpeciesHimantopus mexicanus (Black-necked Stilt)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Parque Natural Metropolitano

2 Verified sightings at Parque Natural Metropolitano From 2019 to 2026

10,692 Verified sightings across all 68 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Black-necked Stilt

The black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus), also called the pied stilt, is a locally abundant shorebird of North and South American wetlands and coastlines. It is found from the coastal areas of California through much of the interior western United States and along the Gulf of Mexico as far east as Florida, then south through Central America and the Caribbean to Brazil, Peru and the Galápagos Islands, with an isolated population, the Hawaiian stilt, in Hawaii. The northernmost populations, particularly those from inland, are migratory, wintering from the extreme south of the United States to southern Mexico, rarely as far south as Costa Rica; on the Baja California peninsula it is only found regularly in winter. Some authorities, including the IUCN, treat it as a synonym of Himantopus himantopus.

The black-necked stilt was formally described in 1776 as Charadrius mexicanus by the German zoologist Philipp Statius Müller. The species is now placed in the genus Himantopus that was introduced in 1760 by the French ornithologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson.

Three subspecies are recognised: H. m. knudseni Stejneger, LH, 1887 – main Hawaiian Islands H. m. mexicanus (Müller... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Parque Natural Metropolitano

Vanellus chilensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Numenius phaeopus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Jacana jacana

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Actitis macularius

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Leucophaeus atricilla

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Limnodromus griseus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tringa semipalmata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Charadrius semipalmatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tringa flavipes

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Phalaropus lobatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Calidris pusilla

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Limosa fedoa

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~50%
2	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~50%
3	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
4	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	~40%
5	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~30%
6	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
7	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
8	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
9	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
10	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	~20%
11	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~20%
12	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
13	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~10%
14	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
15	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	~10%
16	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
17	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
18	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
19	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
20	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
21	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
22	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
24	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
25	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
27	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
28	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
29	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
30	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
32	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
33	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
34	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
35	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
36	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
38	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
39	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
40	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
41	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
42	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
43	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
44	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
45	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
46	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
47	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
48	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
49	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
50	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
51	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
52	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
53	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
54	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
55	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
56	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
57	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
58	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	Insufficient data
59	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
60	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
61	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
62	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
63	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
64	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
65	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
66	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
67	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
68	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Black-necked Stilt

About the Black-necked Stilt

Recent sightings of Black-necked Stilt in Parque Natural Metropolitano

Closest Relatives at Parque Natural Metropolitano

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Laughing Gull

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Red-necked Phalarope

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found