Recurvirostra avosetta Linnaeus, 1758
(Avocet, Pied Avocet)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRecurvirostra avosetta (Avocet, Pied Avocet)
FamilyRECURVIROSTRIDAE (avocets and stilts)
OrderCHARADRIIFORMES (plovers and sea birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Recurvirostra avosetta (Avocet, Pied Avocet) :
1: Recurvirostra avosetta (Avocet, Pied Avocet)
2 Feb 2018 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Flying past blind
Image 1: Three birds, in flight
2: Recurvirostra avosetta (Avocet, Pied Avocet)
2 Feb 2018 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Flock, alighting on water
Image 1: Flock - alighting on waterImage 2: Flock - alighting on water (2)Image 3: Flock - alighting on water (3)
3: Recurvirostra avosetta (Avocet, Pied Avocet)
1 Feb 2018 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
flock around tidal inlet
Image 1: Flock - in flight - dorso-lateral viewImage 2: Flock - in flight - dorso-lateral view (2)Image 3: Flock - in flight - dorso-lateral view (3)Image 4: Flock - in flight - lateral viewImage 5: Flock - in flight - ventro-lateral viewImage 6: Flock - in flight - ventro-lateral view (2)Image 7: Flock on wet mudImage 8: Small flock along water\'s edge
4: Recurvirostra avosetta (Avocet, Pied Avocet)
20 Oct 2015 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
feeding in shallow water in saline lagoon
Image 1: Aggression!Image 2: Female - feeding - lateral viewImage 3: Female - feeding - lateral view (2)Image 4: Female - feeding - lateral view (3)Image 5: Female - lateral viewImage 6: Female - walkingImage 7: Landing sequenceImage 8: Male - lateral viewImage 9: Pair - close - front three-quarter viewImage 10: Pair - close - lateral viewsImage 11: Pair - close - lateral views (2)Image 12: Pair - close - lateral views (3)Image 13: Pair - together - front three-quarter viewImage 14: Small flock - in flightImage 15: Small flock - in flight (2)Image 16: Small flock - landingImage 17: Small flock - on waterImage 18: Walking awayImage 19: Walking away (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Smith, R.T. 2002 Avocet feeding Vol 14, No. 2 Page: 103

Recurvirostra avosetta (Avocet, Pied Avocet) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Recurvirostra avosetta (Avocet, Pied Avocet)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Recurvirostra avosetta (Avocet, Pied Avocet)
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