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Pied Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

Photo by Brinschk
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Description:

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.

Habitat:

The Allwetterzoo in Münster, Germany.

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Comments (2)
Brinschk
Thanks, the others of this series are not sharp. But I think somewhere on the PC I have more of the birds. :)

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