BirdUp · Species
Red-necked Avocet
Recurvirostra novaehollandiaeVieillot, 1816
- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Recurvirostridae
- Genus
- Recurvirostra
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The red-necked avocet also known as the Australian avocet, cobbler, cobbler's awl, and painted lady, is a wader of the family Recurvirostridae that is endemic to Australia and is fairly common and widespread throughout, except for the north and north east coastal areas of the country. Closely related to the stilts, it shares their fragile slender elegance, however the deep red head and neck distinguish them. It appeared on a 13 cent postage stamp in 1966.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Australia (except north, Tasmania)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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