Where to see
Himantopus leucocephalus
Rottnest Island leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a White-headed Stilt during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rottnest Island | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Cape Range | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Rottnest Island
In Rottnest Island, Australia, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a White-headed Stilt sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Cape Range and more
After Rottnest Island, the next-best odds of seeing a White-headed Stilt are in Cape Range (Australia, about 40%), Bali Barat National Park (Indonesia, about 30%) and Ningaloo Marine Park (Australia, about 30%). Outside Oceania, the best option is Bali Barat National Park in Southeast Asia (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February–March, July and November in Rottnest Island (about 80%), January, April–June and September in Cape Range (about 50%) and April, September and December in Bali Barat National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a White-headed Stilt on a given day. Each park's White-headed Stilt page has the full month-by-month chart.
