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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Photo of pied avocets flying over the Sado River in the Setúbal district, South of Portugal.

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

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

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

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.

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

Flocks of birds fly in the golden morning light at a wetland park in China's Shandong province.

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

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

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.

A resident and widespread species, Black-winged Stilts can be found both on the coast and inland on any wadeable pond, lake, marsh or stream.

Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta in the wild. A group of birds are flying against the sky.

Shelduck flying over Snettisham wildlife reserve.

The pied avocet is a large black and white wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae. They breed in temperate Europe and across the Palearctic to Central Asia then on to the Russian Far East

a pair of avocets in flight over the lake.

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

Flying American Avocets in non-breeding plumage

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

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