Glossy ibis
Eurasian stone-curlew
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. It is a migratory species and most winter in Africa or southern Asia.
Scientific name: Recurvirostra avosetta
Mass: 300 g (Adult)
Conservation status: Least Concern
Higher classification: Avocets
Rank: Species
Family: Recurvirostridae
Order: Charadriiformes
