Stilts, Avocets

Red-necked Avocet

Recurvirostra novaehollandiae

The Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae) is a 325 g wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Stilts, Avocets

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

325 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

1

Recorded in Australia.

Where to see it: Western Treatment Plant (Australia); Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary (Australia); Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature Reserve (Australia); Oxley Creek Common (Australia); Sandy Camp Road Wetlands (Australia).

Photo: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/), CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons