Red-necked Avocet

Recurvirostra novaehollandiae - Avocette d'Australie

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Récurvirostridés
Genus
:
Recurvirostra
Species
:
novaehollandiae

Descriptor

Vieillot, 1816

Biometrics

Size
: 48 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 270 à 390 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae) is a species of bird in the Recurvirostridae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Avocette d'Australie,
Avoceta australiana,
alfaiate-australiano,
Rotkopf-Säbelschnäbler,
vörösfejű gulipán,
Australische Kluut,
Avocetta collorosso,
australisk skärfläcka,
Brunhodeavosett,
šabliarka červenohlavá,
tenkozobec hnědohlavý,
Australsk Klyde,
australianavosetti,
bec d'alena australià,
szablodziób australijski,
Австралийская шилоклювка,
アカガシラソリハシセイタカシギ,
红颈反嘴鹬,
紅頸反嘴鴴,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes, Seasonal/Intermittent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes and Flats ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Wastewater Treatment Areas