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 Mkomazi National Park
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Buttonquail
Turnix sylvaticus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black-winged Stilt at Mkomazi National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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