Where to see
Himantopus mexicanus
Celestún Biosphere Reserve leads · 12 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Black-necked Stilt during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Jaragua National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 6 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 8 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 12 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
Celestún Biosphere Reserve
In Celestún Biosphere Reserve, Mexico, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Black-necked Stilt sighting on a given day, the highest of the 12 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Palo Verde National Park and more
After Celestún Biosphere Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Black-necked Stilt are in Palo Verde National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%), Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 30%) and Iberá National Park (Argentina, about 30%). Outside North America, the best options are Palo Verde National Park in Central America (about 50%) and Iberá National Park in South America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September to November in Celestún Biosphere Reserve (about 70%), January and February in Palo Verde National Park (about 60%) and August in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Black-necked Stilt on a given day. Each park's Black-necked Stilt page has the full month-by-month chart.
