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Australian Bird Photographs   Order: Charadriiformes (Waders, Gulls & relatives)

Family Recurvirostridae (Stilts & Avocets)

Stilts and Avocets form the family Recurvirostridae. They are medium sized waders, with proportionally long legs, and long slender bills - straight in the case of Stilts, and upturned with Avocets.

Totals for this page: 7 Photographs, 2 Species

Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
(Flock in flight)
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
 
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
(Juvenile)
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
 
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
 

Red-necked Avocet
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
 
Red-necked Avocet
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
(In flight)		      
 
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