Avocets and Stilts
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. There are 9 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Mozambique.
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Mozambique