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 Hortobágy National Park
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Caspian Gull
Larus cachinnans
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
📅 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 Hortobágy National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Pied Avocet sighting in Hortobágy National Park, based on 109 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pied Avocet in Hortobágy National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Pied Avocet in Hortobágy National Park in our monthly data.