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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
📅 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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Pied Avocet sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 522 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pied Avocet in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
April has the highest sighting rate for Pied Avocet in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.