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 Wadden Sea National Park
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
European Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Common Gull
Larus canus
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
📅 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 Wadden Sea National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Pied Avocet sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 2147 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pied Avocet in Wadden Sea National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Pied Avocet in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.