?Recurvirostridae
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus himantopus mexicanus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae Bonaparte, 1854
Species
Recurvirostra avosetta Recurvirostra americana Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Recurvirostra andina Himantopus himantopus Himantopus mexicanus Himantopus novaezelandiae Cladorhynchus leucocephalus

Recurvirostridae is a family of birds in the wader suborder Charadrii. It contains two distinct groups: Download high resolution version (600x624, 43 KB)Black-necked Stilt (North American variant of Black-winged Stilt) from USDA NRCS - Public domain. ... The Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus, is a locally abundant resident of the Pacific west coast, including coastal areas of California and Mexico and interior portions of California, Oregon and Mexico. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subregnum Agnotozoa Placozoa (trichoplax) Orthonectida (orthonectids) Rhombozoa (dicyemids) Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) (radial symmetry) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Bilateria (unranked) (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (parasitic to flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... For other meanings of bird, see bird (disambiguation). ... Families Thinocoridae Pedionomidae Scolopacidae Rostratulidae Jacanidae Chionididae Burhinidae Haematopodidae Recurvirostridae Ibidorhynchidae Charadriidae Pluvianellidae Dromadidae Glareolidae Stercorariidae Rhynchopidae Laridae Sternidae Alcidae Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. ... Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte (May 24, 1803 _ July 29, 1857) was a French naturalist and ornithologist. ... Binomial name Recurvirostra avosetta (Linnaeus, 1758) The Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) is a large wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae. ... Binomial name Recurvirostra americana Gmelin, 1789 The American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) is a large wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae. ... Binomial name Recurvirostra novaehollandiae (Vieillot, 1816) The Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae) is a water bird found throughout Australia, except for the northern parts of the Northern Territory. ... Binomial name Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) Subspecies Hawaiian Stilt Black-necked Stilt The Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus, is a large wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae. ... The Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus, is a locally abundant resident of the Pacific west coast, including coastal areas of California and Mexico and interior portions of California, Oregon and Mexico. ... Binomial name Himantopus novaezelandiae Gould, 1841 The Black Stilt, Himantopus novaezelandiae, is a large wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae. ... Binomial name Cladorhynchus leucocephalus (Vieillot, 1816) The Banded Stilt, Cladorhynchus leucocephalus, is a stilt. ... For other meanings of bird, see bird (disambiguation). ... Families Charadridae Jacanidae Rostratulidae Ibidorhynchidae Recurvirostridae Haematopodidae Scolopacidae Dromadidae Burhinidae Glareolidae Thinocoridae Waders, called Shorebirds in North America (where wader is used to refer to long-legged wading birds such as storks and herons), are members of the order Charadriiformes, excluding the more marine web-footed seabird groups. ...

This bird has very long legs.

• The avocets, with long legs and long up curved bills which they sweep from side to side when feeding in the brackish or saline wetlands they prefer.
• The stilts, which have extremely long legs and long thin bills.

Oh yeah, and happy Birthday Sara. Species Recurvirostra avosetta Recurvirostra americana Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Recurvirostra andina The four species of Avocets are waders in the same bird family as the stilts. ... † See also Avocet The stilts are waders in the same bird family as the Avocets. ...