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;[[:Category:Recurvirostra|Recurvirostra]] americana | ;[[:Category:Recurvirostra|Recurvirostra]] americana | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Breeds from interior [[Washington]], [[Saskatchewan]], and [[Minnesota]] south to Central Mexico. Winters on West Coast of USA north to [[California]], on Gulf Coast, in [[Florida]], southern [[Mexico]], and [[Cuba]] | + | Breeds from interior [[Washington]], [[Saskatchewan]], and [[Minnesota]] south to Central Mexico. Winters on West Coast of USA north to [[California]], on Gulf Coast, in [[Florida]], southern [[Mexico]], and [[Cuba]]. |
| + | Rare but regular visitor on Atlantic Coast and the Great Lakes in fall. | ||
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| + | Irregular winter visitor to northern [[Central America]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
| − | < | + | [[Image:Avocet flight BF.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|bobmoose|bobmoose}}<br />Kelowna, [[British Columbia]], May 2014]] |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Freshwater marshes and shallow marshy lakes; breeds locally in salt or brackish marshes. Many move to the coasts in winter. | Freshwater marshes and shallow marshy lakes; breeds locally in salt or brackish marshes. Many move to the coasts in winter. | ||
==Behavior== | ==Behavior== | ||
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| − | 4 olive-buff eggs, spotted with brown and black, in a shallow depression sparsely lined with grass on a beach or mudflat. | + | Their diet consists mostly of aquatic invertebrates, insects, larvae, molluscs and crustaceans etc. |
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | The clutch consists of 4 olive-buff eggs, spotted with brown and black, in a shallow depression sparsely lined with grass on a beach or mudflat. | ||
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| + | The often nest in loose colonies. | ||
====Vocalization==== | ====Vocalization==== | ||
A loud repeated ''wheep''. | A loud repeated ''wheep''. | ||
| − | + | ==Gallery== | |
| + | Click on photo for larger image | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:280771DN 3717.jpg|Photo by {{user|mw_aurora|mw_aurora}}<br />Rowley, [[Massachusetts]], November 2006]] | ||
| + | Image:American_Avocet.jpg|Photo by {{user|Ron+Conley|Ron Conley}}<br />[[Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve]], Huntington Beach, [[California]], [[USA]], February 2005 | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Recurvirostra+americana}} | {{GSearch|Recurvirostra+americana}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Recurvirostra]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Recurvirostra]] | ||
Revision as of 14:52, 12 June 2015
- Recurvirostra americana
Identification
Length 16-20" (41-51 cm)
- Large, long-legged
- Slender, upturned bill
- Upperparts and wings patterned in black and white
- Underparts white
- Head and neck rust-colored in summer, white in winter
Distribution
Breeds from interior Washington, Saskatchewan, and Minnesota south to Central Mexico. Winters on West Coast of USA north to California, on Gulf Coast, in Florida, southern Mexico, and Cuba.
Rare but regular visitor on Atlantic Coast and the Great Lakes in fall.
Irregular winter visitor to northern Central America.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Freshwater marshes and shallow marshy lakes; breeds locally in salt or brackish marshes. Many move to the coasts in winter.
Behavior
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of aquatic invertebrates, insects, larvae, molluscs and crustaceans etc.
Breeding
The clutch consists of 4 olive-buff eggs, spotted with brown and black, in a shallow depression sparsely lined with grass on a beach or mudflat.
The often nest in loose colonies.
Vocalization
A loud repeated wheep.
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image
Photo by mw_aurora
Rowley, Massachusetts, November 2006]]
Photo by Ron Conley
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Huntington Beach, California, USA, February 2005
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) American Avocet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/American_Avocet
