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Species profile—Recurvirostra novaehollandiae (red-necked avocet)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Recurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets) → Recurvirostra novaehollandiae (red-necked avocet)

Photo of Recurvirostra novaehollandiae (red-necked avocet) - McDougall (Rockhampton), A.,QPWS,2009
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Recurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets)
Scientific name
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Vieillot, 1816
Common name
red-necked avocet
WildNet taxon ID
1881
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
All 3

Other resources

Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
Atlas of Living Australia

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1881

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022
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