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avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) in the natural reserve wattenmeer close to Amrum, germany

American Avocet flying overhead at a small wild horse water hole in Wyoming, western USA, North America

Beautiful Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) in flight. Gelderland in the Netherlands.

a flock of mixed birds flying away. with a swamp in the background

2 Eurasian oystercatcher flying up from the water, on a beautiful blue summer, Volgermeerpolder, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, nature reserve, breeding area, bird area, travel location

Pied Avocet Bird (Recurvirostra avosetta) flight on blue sky background

$L 42-46cm, WS 67-77cm.\nBreeds on flat, open seashores or shallow lagoons with brackish or salt water, with bare margins and sandy shoals, also along lakes in suitable Habitats in hinterland; in winter, also frequents estuaries, mudflats. Migratory in N and E Europe, wintering in Mediterranean and Africa.\nFood mainly insects and small crustaceans, typically obtained by distinctive feeding action in which slightly opened bill-tip is swept from side to side through water or soft mud, detecting prey by touch.\nNest is sparsely or fully substantial collection of vegetation forming raised mound in shallow water.\nWary, giving full alarm in flight when disturbed during breeding.\n\nThis is a quite common species in the described Habitats in the Netherlands.$

Measures 38 centimeters long. Adults have long pink legs, a long black beak and an extensive white stripe that extends across the lower abdomen, neck and part of the head, which has a black upper part, as well as the nape and back. The legs alone measure around 16 cm and, when the bird flies, they are arranged longitudinally in relation to the body. It has habits and behaviors similar to those of the white-backed stilt (Himantopus melanurus), from which it differs in its black back.According to Hayman et al. (1986), is a species that presents sexual dimorphism. The adult male has a uniform black mantle and wings. The adult female has a brownish mantle and back, contrasting with the black of her neck.

The American avocet, Recurvirostra americana, is a large wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae, found in North America. It spends much of its time foraging in shallow water or on mud flats. Shollenberger Park; Petaluma; California. A adult bird flying.

A Pied Avocet flying low over water, sunny morning in springtime, Camargue (Provence, France)

Group of lapwings preparing to migrate to the south over a flat landscape which is part of an area which are reclaimed from the sea. The area is named Kalvebod Commons and are situated 20 minutes from the center of Copenhagen and are used for grazing cattle and as a public park

Pied avocet Recurvirostra avosetta large black and white wader in stilt family Recurvirostridae, flying remarkable bird above the water, bird forage in shallow brackish water or on mud flats.

Non-breeding American Avocet at Coyote Point in San Mateo California.

Flock of birds flying formed by common avocets, combatants and black-tailed needles, in a sky with clouds

Avocet rises from its favorite pool on a cloudy day in May

Photo of pied avocets (Recurvirostra avosetta) flying over a lagoon in the Ribatejo district in Portugal.

A group of Pied avocets (Recurvirostra avosetta) feeding in the shallow waters of Monastir salt flats, Tunisia, within a rich wetland ecosystem that hosts numerous migratory shorebirds.

Pied Avocets flying on lake. Taken via drone. Yarisli Lake in Burdur, Turkey.

Pied avocets flying away from a pond, cloudy day in winter in Camargue (Provence, France)

$L 37-42cm, WS 63-74cm.\nBreeds on extensive wet meadows, grassy marshes, boggy moorland. \nOn passage and in winter, frequents mainly estuaries, saltings, coastal mudflats and lagoons; also inland marshes.\n \nThis beautiful wader is a quite common breeding Bird in the Netherlands in the described Habitats. \n\nThe Picture is made in the Polder Arkemheen (the Netherlands) in Spring 2022.$

Beautiful sunset with Bar-headed goose and black-winged stilt

Flying American Avocets in non-breeding plumage

Eurasian oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) also known as the common pied oystercatcher flying in a sunset.

Avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta, single bird in flight, Majorca, June 2015

The black-winged stilt is a widely distributed, very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family Recurvirostridae. Its scientific name, Himantopus himantopus, is sometimes used to generalize a single, almost cosmopolitan species.

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