Family Recurvirostridae

Cladorhynchus - It is locally known as the Rottnest snipe on Rottnest Island, though not related to true snipes.

Himantopus - They have extremely long legs, hence the group name, and long thin bills.

Recurvirostra - Avocets have long legs and long, thin, upcurved bills which they sweep from side to side when feeding in the brackish or saline wetlands they prefer.