Species profile
White-headed Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus
Quick answer
Indonesia to Australia and New Zealand; winters to Philippines
- Scientific name
- Himantopus leucocephalus
- Family
- Recurvirostridae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Himantopus
Recording White-headed 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)
- Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
- Fluviatilavis antunesi (Fluviatilavis antunesi)
- Himantopus brevipes (Himantopus brevipes)