Bird
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta · Recurvirostridae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsApr–Junmost records
Records1,244,049in 86 countries
Most seen inNetherlands361,144 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Pied Avocet in brief
The pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) is a bird of the Recurvirostridae family — species of bird.
Across the 86 countries we cover it has 1,244,049 published records, most of them from the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, May and June and fall to their lowest in November and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Netherlands361,144 records · best Apr, May
Sweden174,869 records · best May, Apr
Denmark130,303 records · best May, Apr
United Kingdom128,696 records · best May, Apr
France94,475 records · best Apr, May
Spain85,871 records · best Apr, May
Taiwan56,014 records · best Jan, Dec
South Africa43,483 records · best Nov, Oct
Belgium38,676 records · best Apr, May
Portugal29,468 records · best Dec, Jan
China10,928 records · best May, Apr
Germany10,646 records · best May, Apr
Italy7,492 records · best Jan, Dec
Greece7,173 records · best May, Apr
Israel6,838 records · best Dec, Nov
Namibia5,195 records · best Nov, Sep
Austria4,865 records · best May, Apr
Türkiye4,645 records · best May, Apr
Hungary3,823 records · best May, Apr
Bulgaria3,376 records · best May, Sep
Estonia3,281 records · best May, Apr
Ukraine3,179 records · best May, Aug
Tanzania2,658 records · best Feb, Nov
United Arab Emirates2,622 records · best Jan, Nov
Mongolia2,384 records · best Jun, May
Russia2,361 records · best May, Jun
Morocco1,904 records · best Mar, Apr
Romania1,871 records · best May, Apr
Norway1,685 records · best May, Apr
Czechia1,544 records · best May, Apr
Iran1,360 records · best Jan, Apr
Slovenia1,135 records · best May, Apr
Senegal895 records · best Jan, Feb
Kazakhstan842 records · best May, Jun
Poland790 records · best May, Apr
Serbia755 records · best Apr, May
Azerbaijan630 records · best Nov, Oct
Kuwait600 records · best Dec, Nov
Moldova459 records · best May, Oct
Mozambique451 records · best Sep, May
Gambia386 records · best Nov, Dec
Bangladesh349 records · best Nov, Dec
Albania343 records · best May, Apr
Tunisia332 records · best Apr, Dec
Saudi Arabia262 records · best Mar, Oct
Oman257 records · best Nov, Dec
Georgia247 records · best Sep, Oct
Croatia228 records · best Apr, May
Algeria213 records · best Sep, Mar
Finland212 records · best May, Apr
Switzerland212 records · best Apr, May
Egypt206 records · best Jan, Nov
Slovakia180 records · best May, Apr
Cyprus171 records · best Apr, Mar
Armenia131 records · best May, Sep
Ireland130 records · best Nov, Jan
Qatar115 records · best Oct, Apr
Montenegro68 records · best Apr, May
Uzbekistan67 records · best Apr, May
Belarus61 records · best May, Jul
Kyrgyzstan61 records · best May, Apr
Malta60 records · best Dec, Apr
Lithuania48 records · best May, Apr
Mauritania42 records · best Jan, Nov
Jordan38 records · best Apr, Oct
Iraq29 records · best Dec, May
Sudan28 records · best Mar, Feb
Djibouti23 records · best Sep, Oct
Latvia21 records · best May, Apr
Iceland20 records · best May, Apr
Yemen18 records · best Oct, Jan
Bahrain14 records · best Apr, May
North Macedonia13 records · best Sep, May
Syria13 records · best Apr, May
Lesotho9 records · best Nov, Apr
Tajikistan9 records · best Apr, Sep
Bosnia and Herzegovina7 records · best Apr, Aug
Cape Verde7 records · best Dec, Mar
Kosovo6 records · best Aug, Mar
Palestine6 records · best Dec, Aug
Eritrea5 records · best Jan, Sep
Afghanistan4 records · best Apr, Jan
Libya4 records · best May, Feb
Luxembourg3 records · best Dec, Jan
Lebanon3 records · best Mar, May
Turkmenistan2 records · best Mar, Aug
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.