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American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
Avoceta Americana
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Breeding plumage - Photo:
G. Beaton
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American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
Avoceta Americana
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Breeding plumage - Photo:
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A tall, white-and-black shorebird, with a narrow, upturned bill. In breeding plumage, it has a tan wash to the head. Length: 41-51 cm.; weight: 302-461 g. Audio (M. Oberle). Breeds on the east coast of the USA, and in western North America. Winters in Central America, the southeastern USA, Bahamas, and Cuba. Accidental on wetlands in Puerto Rico. TAXONOMY: CHARADRIIFORMES; RECURVIROSTRIDAE |
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Non-breeding plumage - Photo:
G. Beaton
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References Bent, A.C. 1927. Life histories of North American shore birds, part 1. Smithsonian Instit. U.S. National Museum Bull. 142. (Reprinted by Dover Press, NY, 1962). del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, and J. Sargatal, eds. 1996. Handbook of Birds of the World, Vol. 3. Hoatzin to Auks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Ehrlich, P.R., D.S. Dobkin, and D. Wheye. 1988. The birderÆs handbook: a field guide to the natural history of North American birds. Simon and Schuster/ Fireside, NY. Hayman, P., J. Marchant, and T. Prater. 1986. Shorebirds: an identification guide. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. Lengyel, S., J. A. Robinson, and L. W. Oring. 1998. Chick recognition in American Avocets: a chick-exchange study. Auk 115:490-494. Paulson, D. 1993. Shorebirds of the Pacific Northwest. Univ Washington, Seattle. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. A guide to the birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Princeton. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. Una guía a las aves de Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes. Publishing Resources, Inc., Santurce, PR. Raffaele, H.A., J.W. Wiley, O.H. Garrido, A.R. Keith, and J.I. Raffaele. 1998. Guide to the birds of the West Indies. Princeton. Next related species in taxonomic order Previous related species in taxonomic order |