
The pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) is a large black and white wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 1,314 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Pied Avocet is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,314 records, iNaturalist
10+ results in South Africa
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Species
Recurvirostra avosetta
Records
1 314
iNaturalist observations
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A record means a host has seen the Pied Avocet on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
The Pied Avocet is most recorded in Western Cape (74% of records), Gauteng (11% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (6% of records), based on 1 314 iNaturalist observations. 18 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Pied Avocet on site or nearby.
The Pied Avocet is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.
The pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) is a large black and white wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae. They breed in temperate Europe and western and Central Asia. It is a migratory species and most winter in Africa or southern Asia. Some remain to winter in the mildest parts of their range, for example in southern Spain and southern England.