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)
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. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Meru National Park
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Three-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus cinctus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Temminck's Courser
Cursorius temminckii
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black-winged Stilt at Meru National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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