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Avocets and stilts
Order:
Charadriiformes
Suborder
Charadrii (waders)
Family:
Recurvirostridae links
Avocets and
stilts
A family of fairly large wading
birds. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have
extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills. There are about 10 species
worldwide with 2 in Britain.
|
Bird |
Latin |
Lists |
Links |
Notes |
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Black-winged
Stilt |
Himantopus
himantopus |
A |
Black-winged Stilt |
rare |
|
Avocet
(Pied) |
Recurvirostra avosetta |
A |
Avocet
RSPB |
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