About Stilts, Avocets

Overview

The Stilts, Avocets are a family of birds (Latin: Recurvirostridae) within the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids. Worldwide the family includes about 3 genera and 10 species. Its members are primarily distributed across Australasia, South America, the Palearctic. Notable genera include Himantopus, Recurvirostra, Cladorhynchus. Charadriiformes are a large, diverse order of 394 species of shorebirds, gulls, terns, auks and allies found on coasts, wetlands and open country worldwide.

Classification

Family: Recurvirostridae (Stilts, Avocets); Order: Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids; about 3 genera and 10 species.

Distribution

Primarily across Australasia, South America, the Palearctic.