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
Read more about this topic: List Of Southern African Birds