Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyRecurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets)
- GenusRecurvirostra (Avocets)
- SpeciesRecurvirostra avosetta (Pied Avocet)
Closest Relatives at Doñana National Park
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pied Avocet in Doñana National Park?
About 35% of visitor-days record a Pied Avocet sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 1089 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pied Avocet in Doñana National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Pied Avocet in Doñana National Park in our monthly data.