Avocets and Stilts
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocets and the stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills. There are 2 species which occur in Chile.
- White-backed Stilt Himantopus melanurus
- Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina
Read more about this topic: Birds Of Chile