Black Stilt
Himantopus novaezelandiae
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyRecurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets)
- GenusHimantopus (Typical Stilts)
- SpeciesHimantopus novaezelandiae (Black Stilt)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Stilt sighting in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Aoraki Mount Cook National Park
White-headed Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus
Black-fronted Tern
Chlidonias albostriatus
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
South Island Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus finschi
Black-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus bulleri
Wrybill
Anarhynchus frontalis
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
VOC
Haematopus unicolor
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Stilt in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black Stilt sighting in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black Stilt in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Black Stilt in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park in our monthly data.