page_title: List of birds of Ontario
section_title: Stilts and avocets
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Ontario / Stilts and avocets
caption_attribution_description: English: American Avocet
context_page_description: This list of birds of Ontario includes all the bird species recorded in the Canadian province of Ontario as determined by the Ontario Bird Records Committee. As of July 2020 there were 501 species on this list, 291 of which are known to breed in the province. Ontario has a considerable variety of bird species. One of the factors in this diversity is the size and range of environments in Ontario. Another is the Great Lakes; many birds use the shores as a stopping point during migration.
  The OBRC Checklist divides the province into the Lowlands, Central, and South review zones and requests documentation of sightings of birds which are rare or accidental in one, two, or all of the zones. Of the 496 species on the list, 168 are noted as rare anywhere in the province and another 108 are rare in one or two of the zones. Eight species have been introduced to North America. One species has been extirpated, one is extinct, and another might be.
  This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds, 7th edition through the 61st Supplement, published by the American Ornithological Society.
context_section_description: Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Recurvirostridae
  Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds which includes the avocets and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills.
  Black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus (A) (B)
  American avocet, Recurvirostra americana (B)
caption: American avocet
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