Stilts and Avocets
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocets and the stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills.
- Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus
- American Avocet, Recurvirostra americana (A)
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