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 Papua New Guinea.
- White-headed Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae (A)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Papua New Guinea