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 Fertő-Hanság National Park
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
📅 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 Fertő-Hanság National Park?
About 51% of visitor-days record a Pied Avocet sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 845 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pied Avocet in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Pied Avocet in Fertő-Hanság National Park in our monthly data.