Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Silhouette: Edwin Price · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

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

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Taroko National Park

2 Verified sightings at Taroko National Park From 2019 to 2026

24,974 Verified sightings across all 91 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Black-winged Stilt

The black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is a widely distributed, very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family Recurvirostridae. Its scientific name, Himantopus himantopus, is sometimes used to generalize a single, almost cosmopolitan species. Alternatively, it is restricted to the form that is widespread in Europe, Asia and Africa, which equals the nominate group of H. himantopus sensu lato. Meanwhile, the black-necked (H. mexicanus) and white-backed stilts (H. melanurus) both inhabit the Americas; the pied stilt (H. leucocephalus) ranges from Australia and New Zealand. Today, most sources accept between one and four actual species.

The black-winged stilt was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. He placed it with the plovers in the genus Charadrius and coined the binomial name Charadrius himantopus. He specified the type locality as southern Europe. The taxonomic name Himantopus comes from Greek, meaning "strap-foot" or "thong-foot". The black-winged stilt is now one of five species placed in the genus Himantopus that was introduced by the French naturalist Mathurin Jacques Brisson... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Taroko National Park

Recurvirostra avosetta

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Haematopus ostralegus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sternula albifrons

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Charadrius alexandrinus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Glareola maldivarum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Chlidonias hybrida

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tringa brevipes

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Thalasseus bergii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sterna hirundo

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Numenius phaeopus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Charadrius leschenaultii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sterna sumatrana

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	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~70%
2	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	~70%
3	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~60%
4	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	~60%
5	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~60%
6	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~60%
7	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~60%
8	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~60%
9	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~50%
10	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~50%
11	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~50%
12	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~50%
13	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~50%
14	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	~40%
15	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~40%
16	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	~40%
17	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~40%
18	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	~30%
19	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~30%
20	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~30%
21	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	~30%
22	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	~30%
23	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~30%
24	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~30%
25	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
26	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
27	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	~20%
28	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
29	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
30	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
31	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
32	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
33	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
34	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
35	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
36	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
37	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
38	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
39	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
40	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~10%
41	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
42	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	~10%
43	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
44	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~10%
45	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
46	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	~10%
47	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
48	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
49	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
50	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
51	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
52	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
53	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
54	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
55	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
56	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
57	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
58	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
59	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
60	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
61	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
62	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
63	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
64	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
65	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
66	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
67	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
68	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
69	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
70	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
71	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
72	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
73	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
74	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
75	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
76	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
77	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
78	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
79	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
80	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
81	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data
82	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	Insufficient data
83	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	Insufficient data
84	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
85	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
86	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
87	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	Insufficient data
88	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
89	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
90	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
91	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data

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Black-winged Stilt

About the Black-winged Stilt

Recent sightings of Black-winged Stilt in Taroko National Park

Closest Relatives at Taroko National Park

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Crested Tern

Common Tern

Whimbrel

Greater Sandplover

Black-naped Tern

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found