Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae) - HBW 3
Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae)
French: Avocette d’Australie
German: Rotkopf-Säbelschnäbler
Spanish: Avoceta Australiana
Other common names: Australian Avocet
Taxonomy: Recurvirostra Novæ-Hollandiæ Vieillot, 1816, Victoria.
Monotypic.
Distribution: Australia, occurring mainly in S, but widespread with scattered distribution.
- Least Concern
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A close-up of a bird swishing its bill from side to side through the water Dry Creek Saltfields, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Philip Griffin 14 June 2006 3 years ago 32 sec 4.1 -
An adult bird feeding in shallow water Kooragang Island, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 8 April 2005 2 years ago 16 sec 4 -
A view of how a bird uses its bill for feeding Werribee, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 31 July 2002 2 years ago 29 sec 4 -
An individual feeding in a lake, while a Black-winged Stilt walks behind Currawinya National Park, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 31 July 2002 2 years ago 14 sec 3.9 -
A close view of an individual feeding in the water Buckland Lake Reserve, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Philip Griffin 20 February 2006 2 years ago 33 sec 3.9 -
Two birds walking in the water Currawinya National Park, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 31 July 2002 2 years ago 18 sec 3.8
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A bird flying Coorong National Park, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Arthur Grosset 27 February 2006 14 weeks ago 4
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