List of Southern African Birds - Stilts and Avocets

Stilts and Avocets

Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Recurvirostridae

Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds that includes avocets and stilts. Avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. Stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills. There are nine species worldwide, two in Southern Africa.

  • Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
  • Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta

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