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title: "Kluut"
description: "Recurvirostra avosetta — Vogels. The pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) is a species of wader in the Recurvirostridae family, the only member of the avocet genus Recurvirostra found in Europe, Africa, and Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/pied-avocet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kluut

> Recurvirostra avosetta — Vogels. The pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) is a species of wader in the Recurvirostridae family, the only member of the avocet genus Recurvirostra found in Europe, Africa, and Asia.

- Scientific name: *Recurvirostra avosetta*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 27063
- Wikidata: [Q26147](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26147)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4883](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4883)

## Names

- en: Pied Avocet
- de: Säbelschnäbler
- es: Avoceta Común
- fr: Avocette élégante
- nl: Kluut
- pt: Alfaiate
- pl: Szablodziób zwyczajny

## Countries with the most observations

GB (3587), FR (3013), ES (1977), PT (1732), RU (1664), TW (1542), NL (1393), ZA (1352), IT (1118), CN (1046), HK (1042), DE (763)

## Summary

The pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) is a species of wader in the Recurvirostridae family, the only member of the avocet genus Recurvirostra found in Europe, Africa, and Asia.
This characteristic wader of coastal lagoons and marshes is easily recognisable by its long, upturned bill, long legs, and striking black-and-white plumage. Measuring approximately 40 cm (16 in) in length with a wingspan of about 70 cm (28 in), it is a relatively large species that feeds on various invertebrates in water and mudflats, captured using its distinctive bill. It typically nests in colonies of 10 to 70 pairs on islets or dikes…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pied_avocet

## Photo

![Kluut](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pied-avocet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Leonard Wägele · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/32013073

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pied-avocet?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).