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Red-necked Avocet

Recurvirostra novaehollandiaeVieillot, LJP, 1816

English (US) Red-necked Avocet

The Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Recurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets) in the order Charadriiformes.

Range: southern and central Australia (except Tasmania)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Red-necked Avocet
Described by
Vieillot, LJP, 1816

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Recurvirostra Novae-Hollandiae
Described by
Vieillot, LJP, 1816
Type locality
New Holland, = Victoria apud Mathews.
Original description
Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 3 p.103

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 9 species of the family Recurvirostridae