bird · Charadriiformes · Recurvirostridae
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta Linnaeus, 1758 — also called Avocet, Eurasian avocet. Occurrence records of the Pied Avocet are shared on GBIF from around 27 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all False Bay Nature Reserve (3 644 records), in 4 provinces.
IUCN: Least concern
27reserves with records
10 760records around them
4provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 3 644 |
| Garden Route National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 1 544 |
| Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 105 |
| Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area | WC Western Cape | 710 |
| Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 617 |
| Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 597 |
| Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area | WC Western Cape | 389 |
| Macassar Dunes Conservation AreaProtected area | WC Western Cape | 379 |
| Steenbok Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 291 |
| Featherbed Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 270 |
| Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 229 |
| Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | 219 |
| Grysbok ParkNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 169 |
| West Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage site | WC Western Cape | 131 |
| Zeekoevlei Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 130 |
| Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 105 |
| Lambert’s Bay Bird Island Nature ReserveGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 74 |
| Cape Point Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 43 |
| Lutzville Conservation AreaNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 37 |
| Kabeljous Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 25 |
| Aquila Safari Reserve DirectionsPrivate game reserve | WC Western Cape | 12 |
| Aquila Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve | WC Western Cape | 12 |
| Sixteen Mile Beach Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 11 |
| Ditsong Tswaing Crater MuseumNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 6 |
| Loskop Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 4 |
| Randfontein Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | GP Gauteng | 4 |
| Walker Bay Whale SanctuaryMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 3 |
By province
- Western Cape
- 22 reserves
- Gauteng
- 3 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 1 reserve
- Eastern Cape
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Recurvirostridae
- Scientific name
- Recurvirostra avosetta
- GBIF taxon
- 2480259
- Wikidata
- Q26147
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.