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 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
📅 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 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Black-necked Stilt sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 42 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-necked Stilt in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Black-necked Stilt in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.