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White-headed Stilt

Himantopus leucocephalus

Insufficient data
overall probability at Way Kambas National Park
1 Verified records at Way Kambas National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The pied stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus), also known as the white-headed stilt, is a shorebird in the family Recurvirostridae. It is widely distributed with a large total population size and apparently stable population trend, occurring in Malaysia, Japan, the Philippines, Brunei, Christmas Island, Indonesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the black-winged stilt (H. himantopus). Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Way Kambas National Park

Sanderling
LC

Sanderling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris alba

Insufficient data
Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

Insufficient data
Whiskered Tern
LC

Whiskered Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias hybrida

Insufficient data
White-winged Tern
LC

White-winged Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias leucopterus

Insufficient data
Barred Buttonquail
LC Endemic

Barred Buttonquail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turnix suscitator

5–10% · With luck
Wood Sandpiper
LC

Wood Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa glareola

<5% · Rare
Kentish Plover
LC

Kentish Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius alexandrinus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of White-headed Stilt at Way Kambas National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
2 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
3 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
4 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
5 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
6 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
7 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
8 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
9 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
10 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
11 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
12 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
13 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
14 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
15 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
16 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
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