Pied Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

Order:

Charadriiformes

Family:

Recurvirostridae

Size:

42-45 cm

Weight:

195-397 g

Taxonomy:

Monotypic Recurvirostra Avosetta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Short Description:

Unmistakable mainly black and white stilt type bird with upward kink to black bill. Mainly white with black forehead, crown to below eyes, nape and upper hindneck; at rest, shows three distinctive black bands on mantle and scapulars, lesser and median upperwing-coverts; bill black and strongly upcurved, long legs blue-grey.

Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast

Rare passage migrant through Gilgit-Baltistan, mainly through eastern areas. Favors shallow wetlands, including saline/freshwater lakes, slow flowing rivers, pools and streams with sparse vegetation, occurs up to over 3000m.

Most often feeds by picking or by tactile scything of bill through water or mud. Sometimes feeds communally, compact groups spinning around almost frantically. Regularly feeds at night. Generally carnivorous, taking great variety of mainly aquatic invertebrates, particularly aquatic insects, crustaceans and worms, rarely molluscs, fish and plant material (seeds and small roots).