Pied Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta Linnaeus, 1758

Recurvirostridae — Stilts, Avocets

Pied Avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta, is a wader of the Recurvirostridae family that breeds across Africa and the Palearctic, from the British Isles and Iberia through southern Scandinavia and western Russia to Transbaikalia, and south through the Middle East and central Asia to Afghanistan, Sind and Kutch, with further breeding in eastern and southern Africa. Outside the breeding season it reaches coastal north Africa, inland western Africa, the Indian Peninsula, Sri Lanka, central Myanmar, central Thailand and eastern China. It is known for its long, upturned bill and long legs, and for its black-and-white plumage.

Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Recurvirostridae — Stilts, Avocets
Breeding range
Africa, Palearctic: 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
Nonbreeding range
to coastal n Africa, inland w Africa, Indian Pen., Sri Lanka, c Myanmar, c Thailand, and e China
Pied Avocet
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Tours where you can spot this bird

11 tours in South Africa 4, Romania 3, Czech Republic 2, India 1, Slovenia 1

Northern India Birding Tour: Tigers, Birds and the Himalayas
Northern India Birding Tour: Tigers, Birds and the Himalayas
India / New Delhi Group tour 17 days

A 17-day northern India expedition combining wetland and Himalayan birding with Ranthambhore and Corbett wildlife safaris, the Chambal River...

From USD 9,565 Next: Jan 21, 2027
Full-Day Danube Delta Birdwatching with Bunica Maria
Full-Day Danube Delta Birdwatching with Bunica Maria
Romania / Mahmudia Group tour 6h

Spend approximately six hours birding by boat through Carasuhat and Delta channels and lakes, with a fish lunch back at the guesthouse....

Half-Day Danube Delta Birdwatching with Bunica Maria
Half-Day Danube Delta Birdwatching with Bunica Maria
Romania / Mahmudia Group tour 3h

Explore Carasuhat and nearby Delta waterways on an approximately three-hour guided boat outing, followed by a traditional fish lunch....

Private Constanta Birdwatching and Photography with Bunica Maria
Private Constanta Birdwatching and Photography with Bunica Maria
Romania / Constanta Private tour 6h

A six-hour private birding circuit through coastal lakes, wetlands and shoreline habitats around Constanta, for up to three people....

Private Mutěnice Ponds Birding with Petr Suvorov
Private Mutěnice Ponds Birding with Petr Suvorov
Czech Republic / Brno Private tour

Work the shallow ponds, reed edges and field tracks east of Mutěnice with Petr Suvorov on a private outing planned around current wetland a...

Private Lednice-Valtice Wetland Birding with Petr Suvorov
Private Lednice-Valtice Wetland Birding with Petr Suvorov
Czech Republic / Brno Private tour

Explore the protected Lednice fishponds and the wider Lednice-Valtice landscape on a private South Moravia birding outing led by Petr Suvoro...

Sečovlje Salina Expert Birdwatching Tour with Iztok Škornik
Sečovlje Salina Expert Birdwatching Tour with Iztok Škornik
Slovenia / Secovlje Private tour 1 day

A three-hour expert birdwatching programme in Slovenia’s Sečovlje salt pans with ornithologist, conservationist and nature photographer I...

4-Day West Coast Bird and Flower Tour
4-Day West Coast Bird and Flower Tour
South Africa / Cape Town Private tour 4 days

Pair spring wildflowers with West Coast and Karoo birding on a four-day route through Langebaan, Vanrhynsdorp, Nieuwoudtville and Calvinia....

3-Day Cape Town Birding Tour
3-Day Cape Town Birding Tour
South Africa / Cape Town Private tour 3 days

Spend three days linking Cape Town fynbos, False Bay, endemic-rich mountain slopes, penguin coast and the Cape Peninsula....

10-Day Western Cape Birding Tour
10-Day Western Cape Birding Tour
South Africa / Cape Town Private tour 10 days

A private or small-group Western Cape birding itinerary from Cape Town through the Cape Peninsula, West Coast, Tankwa Karoo, Agulhas Plain, ...

Private West Coast Birding Day Tour with Birding Ecotours
Private West Coast Birding Day Tour with Birding Ecotours
South Africa / Cape Town Private tour 1 day

A private full-day circuit from Cape Town through Darling and the West Coast National Park for larks, korhaans, raptors, shorebirds and coas...

From ZAR 7,000