The pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) is a large black and white wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae. They breed in temperate Europe...

greenish or brownish buff color, boldly marked with brown and black. The pied avocet is the emblem of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. The genus...

and avocets. The genus Recurvirostra includes three other species: the Andean avocet, the pied avocet, and the red-necked avocet. The American avocet measures...

to Exmouth, giving views of the estuary. The line is named after the pied avocet, which lives in the estuary. The line was constructed in 1861, connecting...

Aveiro Lagoon hosts pied avocet, the common ringed plover, grey plover and little stint. Ribatejo Province on the Tagus supports pied avocet, grey plover, dunlin...

common redshank, white spotted pufferfish, figure of eight pufferfish, pied avocet, pigeon guillemots, common guillemots, edible crab, broad clawed porcelain...

osprey, Indian eagle-owl, Coppersmith barbet, Spot billed pelican and pied avocet can be seen. The following are some known birding hotspots in and around...

It contains two distinct groups of birds, the avocets (one genus) and the stilts (two genera). Avocets and stilts range in length from 30 to 46 cm (12...

by large numbers of breeding birds. A colony of 200 breeding pairs of pied avocet has made the islands their home, as has a large colony of common tern...

include the little bittern, black bittern, red knot, jack snipe and pied avocet (on transient sandbanks). The sanctuary is also host to mudskippers,...