Birds of the World

    CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae (Stilts, Avocets)  
Genus: Recurvirostra (4 species)


American Avocet
American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
Range: NA, MA: se British Columbia to sw Ontario (sc Canada) to California, Texas (w, sc USA) and n Baja California (nw Mexico) to c Mexico
Antelope Island, Utah, United States  
   
Photograph by George Scott Photography   © All Rights Reserved.


Andean Avocet
Andean Avocet (Recurvirostra andina)
Range: SA: montane c Peru, Bolivia, n Chile and far nw Argentina
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Pied Avocet
Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Range: AF, PAL: inland and coastal s British Isles, Iberian Pen., far s Scandinavia (nw to sw Europe) and sw Russia to Transbaikalia (ne Russia) and ne China s through n Middle East, c Asia to ec Afghanistan, Sind and Kutch (coastal Pakistan and nw India); e and s Africa
Western Cape, South Africa  
 
Photograph by Graham Searll   © All Rights Reserved.


Red-necked Avocet
Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae)
Range: AU: Australia (except n, Tasmania)
Lake Joondalup, Perth, Western Australia, Australia  
 
Photograph by JJ Harrison     Copyright and usage info



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