Red-necked Avocet – flight

Red-necked AvocetRed-necked Avocet – flight Red-necked Avocet – foraging Red-necked Avocet – reflections

The distinctive Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae) is an endemic shorebird and the only avocet species in Australia. With its dark chestnut red head and neck, a characteristic thin, upturned beak, white eye-rings and pale bluish long legs, they wonderful to see in flight over water.

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• Scientific classification
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Aves
• Order: Charadriiformes
• Family: Recurvirostridae
• Genus: Recurvirostra
• Species: Recurvirostra novaehollandia

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Red-necked AvocetRed-necked Avocet – flight Red-necked Avocet – foraging Red-necked Avocet – reflections

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