The Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae) is a distinctive shorebird endemic to Australia and is the only avocet species in Australia. It has dark chestnut red head and neck, a characteristic thin, upturned beak, white eye-rings and pale bluish long legs. The flight feathers are black with parallel stripes on the back.
Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae) 
Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae) 
Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae)
Except in the north and north east coastal areas of Australia, the Red-necked Avocets are fairly widespread, being found in a variety of wetlands, although they do prefer saline water and have been seen congregating in large numbers in shallow inland lakes and flooded saltpans such as the Coorong.
Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae) 
Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae) 
Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae) 
Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae) 
Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae) 
Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae)
Common name
Australian Avocet, Painted Lady, Cobbler, Cobbler’s Awl.
Stilts are often seen in the company of the Red-necked Avocet (as Black-necked Stilt seen here).
Black-necked Stilt in company of the Red-necked Avocet 
Black-necked Stilt in company of the Red-necked Avocet 
Black-necked Stilt in company of the Red-necked Avocet
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Charadriiformes
- Family: Recurvirostridae
- Genus: Recurvirostra
- Species: R. novaehollandiae
- Binomial name: Recurvirostra novaehollandiae