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 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
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 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Pied Avocet sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, based on 30 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pied Avocet in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Pied Avocet in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in our monthly data.