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Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
The pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) is a large black and white wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae.
Species insights
When to visit
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Best monthsAny month
Records1,314 records
Curve from 1,314 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Where you'll find it
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Pied Avocet is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,314 records, iNaturalist
Parks where hosts record the Pied Avocet
Stays that give back
Across South Africa
Zwartberg View Mountain Lodge
Oudtshoorn
From R 5,060a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Baobab Hill House by RETURN Africa
Kruger National Park
From R 17,120a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse
Riebeek Valley, Riebeek West
From R 5,636a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Pafuri Camp by RETURN Africa
Kruger National Park
From R 11,820a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Nkula Walking Camp by RETURN Africa
Kruger National Park
From R 8,380a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge
Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
Price on request
Pied Avocet recorded here
Hutwini Walking Camp by RETURN Africa
Kruger National Park
From R 11,820a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Forellenhof Guest Farm
Wakkerstroom
From R 1,500a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Thonga Beach Lodge
iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Price on request
Pied Avocet recorded here
Mdluli Safari Lodge
Kruger National Park
From R 10,670a night
Pied Avocet recorded here
The Orpen Kruger
Kruger National Park
From R 9,024a night
Pied Avocet recorded here
Ubuntu Lodge at Elephant Point
Kruger National Park
Price on request
Pied Avocet recorded here
Kruger Shalati: The Train on the Bridge
Kruger National Park
From R 17,400a night
Pied Avocet recorded here
Kruger Untamed - Satara Plains Camp
Kruger National Park
From R 11,980a night
Pied Avocet recorded here
Lion Sands Tinga Lodge
Kruger National Park
Price on request
Pied Avocet recorded here
Kruger Untamed - Tshokwane River Camp
Kruger National Park
From R 17,500a night
Pied Avocet recorded here
Wetlands Country House & Sheds
Wakkerstroom
From R 2,550a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Lion Sands Narina Lodge
Kruger National Park
Price on request
Pied Avocet recorded here
Swartberg Nature Reserve (Die Hel)
Swartberg Nature Reserve
From R 630a night
Pied Avocet recorded here
Keurbooms River Nature Reserve
Keurbooms River Nature Reserve
From R 2,170a night
Pied Avocet recorded here
Hinkwenu Villa, Lion Sands
Kruger National Park
Price on request
Pied Avocet recorded here
Wilge River Bush Camp
Bronkhorstspruit
From R 600a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Gamkaberg Campsite
Gamkaberg Nature Reserve
From R 230a night
Pied Avocet recorded here
Melkkamer Homestead, De Hoop
De Hoop Nature Reserve
Price on request
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
The Drakensberg
Next stop
Sandstone amphitheatres and cool mountain air
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When and where to find the Pied Avocet
Hosts have recorded the Pied Avocet at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Goukamma Nature Reserve and Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Best hours of the day
- The first hours after sunrise, and late afternoon. Birds call and feed most in the cool.
- Midday. Quieter, especially in summer heat.
Where to base yourself
Limpopo
Kruger · Mapungubwe
LimpopoSelf-driveStays in Limpopo
Western Cape
Goukamma · Anysberg · Gamkaberg
Western CapeSelf-driveMalaria-freeStays in Western Cape
Northern Cape
Kgalagadi · Ai-Ais/Richtersveld
Northern CapeSelf-driveStays in Northern Cape
Eastern Cape
Addo Elephant
Eastern CapeSelf-driveMalaria-freeStays in Eastern Cape
Ways to look
Species
Recurvirostra avosetta
Records
1,314
iNaturalist observations
Every booking on Spekboom supports conservation.
Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the Pied Avocet on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Pied Avocet in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Pied Avocet at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Goukamma Nature Reserve, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Anysberg Nature Reserve, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve and Addo Elephant National Park and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Pied Avocet in South Africa?
The Pied Avocet is most recorded in Western Cape (74% of records), Gauteng (11% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (6% of records), based on 1,314 iNaturalist observations. 121 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Pied Avocet on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Pied Avocet?
The Pied Avocet is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Goukamma Nature Reserve: year-round, warm Oct-Apr; Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Anysberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Pied Avocet?
The pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) is a large black and white wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae. They breed in temperate Europe and western and Central Asia. It is a migratory species and most winter in Africa or southern Asia. Some remain to winter in the mildest parts of their range, for example in southern Spain and southern England.