| Red-necked avocet | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Recurvirostridae |
| Genus: | Recurvirostra |
| Species: | R. novaehollandiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Vieillot, 1816
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Recurvirostra rubricollis Temminck, 1820 | |
The red-necked avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae) also known as the Australian avocet, cobbler, cobbler's awl, and painted lady, is a wader of the family Recurvirostridae that is endemic to Australia and is fairly common and widespread throughout, except for the north and north east coastal areas of the country. Closely related to the stilts, it shares their fragile slender elegance, however the deep red head and neck distinguish them.[3] It appeared on a 13 cent postage stamp in 1966.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Recurvirostra novaehollandiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22693720A93419069. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693720A93419069.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Vieillot, 1816". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ Pringle, John (1987). The shorebirds of Australia (1. publ. ed.). North Ryde, N.S.W., Australia: Angus & Robertson. pp. 167–171. ISBN 0207153485.