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Avocets and stilts

Order: Charadriiformes Suborder Charadrii (waders) 
Family: Recurvirostridae   links  Avocets and stilts

A family of fairly large wading birds. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills. There are about 10 species worldwide with 2 in Britain.

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Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

A

Black-winged Stilt

rare

Avocet (Pied)

Recurvirostra avosetta

A

Avocet

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By: Keith Park Section: Wildlife Key:
Page Ref: avocets Topic: Birds  Last Updated: 03/2010
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