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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Charadriiformes > Family: Recurvirostridae > Genus: Recurvirostra > Species: Recurvirostra avosetta

Avocet - Recurvirostra avosetta Linnaeus, 1758

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe Least Concern (IUCN)
EU Population status
Secure
Protected by EU Birds Directive and 4 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites 699 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats
  • rivers and lakes
  • sparsely vegetated land
  • wetlands
Wintering habitats
  • marine inlets and transitional waters
Natura 2000 species code A132

Distribution

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Threat and EU population status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

EU population status

The status of the population at the EU level was evaluated at the species level; this was based on the reports delivered by Member States under Article 12 of the Birds Directive (see fact sheet below). The EU status assessment can cover several subspecies/subspecific population units. For more information, please consult the species fact sheet and link below.

IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
Near Threatened
Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable
Vulnerable
Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient
Endangered
Extinct
Least Concern
Critically Endangered
Population status categories for bird species under the Birds Directive
Secure
Near Threatened, declining or depleted
Threatened (i.e. vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, regionally extinct)
Unknown or not evaluated

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

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BE2301336 Belgium Schorren en Polders van de Beneden-Schelde Map
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DE1115301 Germany NSG Rantumbecken Map
DE1326301 Germany NSG Schwansener See Map
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DE2709401 Germany Rheiderland Map
DE2935401 Germany Aland-Elbe-Niederung Map
DE3513401 Germany Alfsee Map
DE4531401 Germany Helmestausee Berga-Kelbra (Anteil Sachsen-Anhalt) Map
DE4531403 Germany Kyffhäuser - Badraer Schweiz - Helmestausee Map
DE4831401 Germany Gera-Unstrut-Niederung um Straußfurt Map
DE5336401 Germany Plothener Teiche Map
DE5511401 Germany Engerser Feld Map
DE5707401 Germany Jungferweiher Map
DE6315401 Germany Klärteiche Offstein Map
DE6316401 Germany Lampertheimer Altrhein Map
DK002X110 Denmark Saltholm og omliggende hav Map
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DK004Y105 Denmark Roskilde Fjord, Kattinge Vig og Kattinge Sø Map
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Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive) http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention) (All species of Recurvirostridae) http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864

Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (Bonn Convention) (Migratory species of Recurvirostridae) http://www.cms.int/
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds. Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (AEWA) http://www.migratoryspecies....ent/about-cms-family

http://www.unep-aewa.org/en/legalinstrument/aewa

Common names and synonyms

Common Name Language Reference
Alfaiate Portuguese Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Avocet English Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Avoceta Spanish EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Avoceta Común Spanish Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Avocetta Italian Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Avocette élégante French Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Avosetti Finnish Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Gulipán Hungarian Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kluut Dutch Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Klyde Danish EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Säbelschnäbler German Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Skärfläcka Swedish Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Szablodziób Polish Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Other resources

CoL (accepted name) Catalogue of Life
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:04560 European bird-ringing
EoL Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea Fauna Europaea
GBIF Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name) Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search National Center for Biotechnology Information
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Wikipedia Wikipedia
WoRMS World Register of Marine Species

External data

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