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 Lake Nakuru National Park
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
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 Lake Nakuru National Park?
About 38% of visitor-days record a Pied Avocet sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 348 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pied Avocet in Lake Nakuru National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Pied Avocet in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.