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 Yala National Park
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus malabaricus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Great Thick-knee
Esacus recurvirostris
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
Barred Buttonquail
Turnix suscitator
📅 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 Yala National Park?
About 55% of visitor-days record a Black-winged Stilt sighting in Yala National Park, based on 585 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-winged Stilt in Yala National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Black-winged Stilt in Yala National Park in our monthly data.