Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

Endemic

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
FamilyRecurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets)
GenusHimantopus (Typical Stilts)
SpeciesHimantopus mexicanus (Black-necked Stilt)

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overall probability at Parque Natural Metropolitano

2 Verified records at Parque Natural Metropolitano

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

The black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus), also called the pied stilt, is a locally abundant shorebird of North and South American wetlands and coastlines. It is found from the coastal areas of California through much of the interior western United States and along the Gulf of Mexico as far east as Florida, then south through Central America and the Caribbean to Brazil, Peru and the Galápagos Islands, with an isolated population, the Hawaiian stilt, in Hawaii. The northernmost populations, particularly those from inland, are migratory, wintering from the extreme south of the United States to southern Mexico, rarely as far south as Costa Rica; on the Baja California peninsula it is only found regularly in winter. Some authorities, including the IUCN, treat it as a synonym of Himantopus himantopus. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Parque Natural Metropolitano

Vanellus chilensis

Numenius phaeopus

Jacana jacana

Actitis macularius

Leucophaeus atricilla

Limnodromus griseus

Tringa semipalmata

Thalasseus maximus

Gelochelidon nilotica

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Rynchops niger

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Thalasseus sandvicensis

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Calidris minutilla

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Black-necked Stilt at Parque Natural Metropolitano — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

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	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	50–60%
2	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
3	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
4	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	40–50%
5	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	20–30%
6	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
7	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
8	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
9	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
10	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	10–20%
11	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
12	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
13	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	10–20%
14	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
15	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	5–10%
16	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	5–10%
17	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
18	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
19	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	5–10%
20	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	5–10%
21	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
22	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
23	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
24	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
25	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
26	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
27	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
28	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
29	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
30	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
31	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
32	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
33	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
34	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
35	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
36	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
37	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
38	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
39	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
40	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
41	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
42	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
43	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
44	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
45	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
46	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
47	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
48	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
49	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
50	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
51	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
52	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
53	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
54	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
55	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
56	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
57	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
58	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
59	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
60	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
61	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
62	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
63	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
64	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
65	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	Insufficient data
66	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
67	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
68	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
69	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
70	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
71	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
72	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
73	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
74	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
75	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
76	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
77	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Black-necked Stilt

Closest Relatives at Parque Natural Metropolitano

Southern Lapwing

Whimbrel

Wattled Jacana

Spotted Sandpiper

Laughing Gull

Short-billed Dowitcher

Willet

Royal Tern

Gull-billed Tern

Black Skimmer

Sandwich Tern

Least Sandpiper

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found