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 Yellowstone National Park
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
California Gull
Larus californicus
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Larus pipixcan
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
📅 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 Yellowstone National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Black-necked Stilt sighting in Yellowstone National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-necked Stilt in Yellowstone National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Black-necked Stilt in Yellowstone National Park in our monthly data.