Species profile
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Quick answer
Occasional Migrant. Rodrigues et al. (2010)
- Scientific name
- Himantopus himantopus
- Family
- Recurvirostridae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Himantopus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Black-winged Stilt in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Recurvirostridae
- Ae'o (Himantopus mexicanus)
- American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
- Andean Avocet (Recurvirostra andina)
- Banded stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus)
- Black Stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae)
- Fluviatilavis antunesi (Fluviatilavis antunesi)
- Himantopus brevipes (Himantopus brevipes)
- Himantopus wilsonii (Himantopus wilsonii)