Red-necked Avocet

Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Vieillot, 1816

325 gWeight

Busiest months: January · Most records: Australia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: January · Most records: Australia

Red-necked Avocet has been recorded at 82 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Western Treatment PlantAustralia6,799 records
Alice Springs Sewage PondsAustralia2,399 records
Western Treatment Plant – T Section PondsAustralia1,180 records

More places

Hunter Wetlands National Park – Stockton SandspitAustralia1,150 records
Bicentennial Park (Sydney Olympic Park) – Waterbird RefugeAustralia899 records
Lake McLarty Nature ReserveAustralia556 records
Lake WollumboolaAustralia541 records
Port of Brisbane Shorebird RoostAustralia498 records
Western Treatment Plant – Western LagoonsAustralia491 records
Sydney Olympic ParkAustralia478 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Australia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The red-necked avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae) also known as the Australian avocet, cobbler, cobbler's awl, and painted lady, is a wader of the family Recurvirostridae that is endemic to Australia and is fairly common and widespread throughout, except for the north and north east coastal areas of the country. Closely related to the stilts, it shares their fragile slender elegance, however the deep red head and neck distinguish them. It appeared on a 13 cent postage stamp in 1966.

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