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Stilts and avocets | Recurvirostridae

Kluten | Avocetas y cigüeñuelas

Native species 4 species

Species that occur here by nature: breeding birds, winter visitors and passage migrants. They are arranged by genus, in the sequence of the list.

Cladorhynchus 1 species

  • Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus)

    Banded Stilt

    Cladorhynchus leucocephalus
    • Salt lake and salt pan
    • Claypan and ephemeral lake
    • Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
    • Samphire and saltmarsh

Himantopus 2 species

  • Pied Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus)

    Pied Stilt

    Himantopus leucocephalus
    • Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
    • Lakes, ponds and reservoirs
    • Freshwater marsh and reedbed
    • Samphire and saltmarsh
    • Claypan and ephemeral lake
    • Pasture and rangeland
  • Black Stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae)

    Black Stilt

    Himantopus novaezelandiae
    • Braided river
    • Rivers and creeks
    • Lakes, ponds and reservoirs
    • Freshwater marsh and reedbed
    • Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
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Recurvirostra 1 species

  • Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae)

    Red-necked Avocet

    Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
    • Salt lake and salt pan
    • Claypan and ephemeral lake
    • Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
    • Lakes, ponds and reservoirs
    • Samphire and saltmarsh

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