Pied Avocet / Eurasian Avocet

Order - Charadriiformes
Family - Recurvirostridae (Avocets, Stilts)

Pied Avocet / Eurasian Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

反嘴鹬 (fǎn-zuǐ-yù) / 反嘴鸻 (fǎn-zuǐ-héng)

    Malay : Kedidi Paruh-Cekung Ubun Hitam
    Japanese : ソリハシセイタカシギ (sori-hashi sei-taka shigi)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 反嘴背高鴫 / 反嘴背高鷸

    Size : 42–45 cm; 195–397 g; Wingspan 67–80 cm

             Tarsus 85–98 mm in male, 77–105 mm in female

    

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Monotypic. (Linnaeus, 1758, southern Europe = Italy)
  – Europe through W & C Asia to SE Siberia and NE China, and locally through N Africa to E & S Africa, Arabian Penisula and NW India. Winters from W Europe and Africa through Middle East to India, C Myanmar and SE China.

Date : 17 February 2019

Location : Tempasuk Plain, Kota Belud, Daerah Kota Belud, Bahagian Pantai Barat, Sabah