Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae)

Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae) - HBW 3, p. 347

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.