Stilts and Avocets
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds that 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. All three mainland species have been recorded in Tasmania, although two are vagrants only.
- Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus
- Banded Stilt, Cladorhynchus leucocephalus (V)
- Red-necked Avocet, Recurvirostra novaehollandiae (V)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Tasmania