Summary
One of the KAUST waders seen most regularly. They are usually present in small numbers on the golf course. Also regularly seen at the beach or in the mangroves.
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)Status in KAUSTAbundance in KAUSTPlaces seen in KAUSTIsland mangrovesSouth Beach Golf Course King Abdullah Monument Golf Course Pools Traffic light pools (historic location - Drained in 2012) Island parks and gardens Search pictures of Black-winged Stilt in KAUST | Example Image![]() Image from Brian James |
Seasonality in KAUST (number of years since KAUST's founding when this species was observed in a given month):
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |