Pied Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
FamilyRecurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets)
GenusRecurvirostra (Avocets)
SpeciesRecurvirostra avosetta (Pied Avocet)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

3 Verified records at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) is a species of wader in the Recurvirostridae family, the only member of the avocet genus Recurvirostra found in Europe, Africa, and Asia. This characteristic wader of coastal lagoons and marshes is easily recognisable by its long, upturned bill, long legs, and striking black-and-white plumage. Measuring approximately 40 cm (16 in) in length with a wingspan of about 70 cm (28 in), it is a relatively large species that feeds on various invertebrates in water and mudflats, captured using its distinctive bill. It typically nests in colonies of 10 to 70 pairs on islets or dikes near water, laying usually four eggs in a simple, shallow scrape in the sand. It is highly territorial when defending its chicks against conspecifics, or predators such as various raptors, corvids, and mammals. The pied avocet has a lifespan of about 20 years, with a record of 36 years. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Himantopus himantopus

<5% · Rare

Vanellus coronatus

40–50% · Likely

Burhinus capensis

10–20% · With luck

Actophilornis africanus

Insufficient data

Rhinoptilus africanus

Insufficient data

Rhinoptilus chalcopterus

Insufficient data

Tringa ochropus

Insufficient data

Calidris pugnax

Insufficient data

Rostratula benghalensis

Vanellus armatus

Tringa nebularia

Cursorius rufus

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Pied Avocet at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	50–60%
2	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	40–50%
3	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
4	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
5	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	30–40%
6	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	20–30%
7	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	20–30%
8	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
9	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
10	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	10–20%
11	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	5–10%
12	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
13	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
14	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	5–10%
15	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
16	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
17	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
18	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
19	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
20	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
21	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
22	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
23	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
24	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
25	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
26	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
27	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
28	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
29	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
30	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
31	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
32	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
33	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
34	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
35	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
36	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
37	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
38	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
39	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
40	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
41	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
42	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
43	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
44	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
45	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
46	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
47	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	Insufficient data
48	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data
49	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
50	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

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Pied Avocet

Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Black-winged Stilt

Crowned Lapwing

Spotted Thick-knee

African Jacana

Double-banded Courser

Bronze-winged Courser

Green Sandpiper

Ruff

Greater Painted-Snipe

Blacksmith Lapwing

Common Greenshank

Burchell's Courser

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found