Bird
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus · Recurvirostridae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsApr–May · Augmost records
Records1,792,011in 31 countries
Most seen inUnited States1,356,821 records
Red List–IUCN status
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About
Black-necked Stilt in brief
The black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) is a bird of the Recurvirostridae family — species of bird.
Across the 31 countries we cover it has 1,792,011 published records, most of them from the United States, Mexico and Argentina. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, May and August and fall to their lowest in October and December.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United States1,356,821 records · best Apr, May
Mexico95,559 records · best Jan, Dec
Argentina70,610 records · best Oct, Nov
Chile44,603 records · best Oct, Feb
Brazil32,992 records · best Oct, Jul
Costa Rica31,325 records · best Mar, Feb
Colombia22,172 records · best Feb, Nov
Peru20,014 records · best Oct, Jan
Ecuador15,795 records · best Oct, Jan
Belize12,995 records · best Mar, Jan
Uruguay12,529 records · best Oct, Nov
Cuba11,290 records · best Mar, Feb
Panama10,190 records · best Sep, Oct
Venezuela8,400 records · best Oct, May
Honduras8,338 records · best Feb, Jan
Nicaragua5,822 records · best Oct, Jan
Guatemala5,258 records · best Jan, Oct
Bahamas4,401 records · best May, Apr
El Salvador4,218 records · best Feb, Jan
Paraguay3,860 records · best Sep, Jul
Bolivia3,569 records · best Sep, Oct
Dominican Republic3,513 records · best Jan, Feb
Jamaica3,461 records · best Mar, Feb
Trinidad and Tobago1,653 records · best Sep, Jul
Antigua and Barbuda1,119 records · best Jan, May
Haiti968 records · best Dec, Oct
Saint Kitts and Nevis501 records · best May, Jul
Grenada17 records · best Oct, Sep
Barbados12 records · best Sep, Jul
Saint Lucia4 records · best Jun, Sep
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2 records · best Mar, Jul
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.