Pied Avocet
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Pied Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Taroko National Park
2 Verified records at Taroko National 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 Taroko National Park

Black-winged Stilt
LC

Black-winged Stilt

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Himantopus himantopus

Insufficient data
European Oystercatcher
NT

European Oystercatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haematopus ostralegus

Insufficient data
Little Tern
LC

Little Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sternula albifrons

<5% · Rare
Kentish Plover
LC

Kentish Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius alexandrinus

<5% · Rare
Oriental Pratincole
LC

Oriental Pratincole

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Glareola maldivarum

<5% · Rare
Whiskered Tern
LC

Whiskered Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias hybrida

<5% · Rare
Grey-tailed Tattler
LC

Grey-tailed Tattler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa brevipes

<5% · Rare
Crested Tern
LC

Crested Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus bergii

<5% · Rare
Common Tern
LC

Common Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna hirundo

<5% · Rare
Whimbrel
LC

Whimbrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numenius phaeopus

<5% · Rare
Greater Sandplover
LC

Greater Sandplover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius leschenaultii

<5% · Rare
Black-naped Tern
LC

Black-naped Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna sumatrana

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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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