The American avocet (Recurvirostra americana) is a large wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae, found in North America.
This long-legged wader glides through shallow waters swishing its slender, upturned bill from side to side to catch aquatic invertebrates.
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Distinctive large shorebird with a long, thin, upturned bill. Look for bold black-and-white wings and long blue-gray legs. Breeding adults have buffy-orange ...
This large, striking shorebird with long bluish-gray legs, a long recurved bill, and a black-and-white chevron pattern on its back and wings is one of four ...
An American avocet in its breeding plumage, it is the only avocet in the world with an annual color change. A hand painted glass slide by Finley and Bohlman ...
The American avocet is a large shorebird. It is 16-20 inches tall and has very long, grayish-blue legs; a long neck; and a long, turned-up black bill.
American avocets are found in western North America from March through October and in coastal California, southern Texas, Florida, Louisiana and south to ...
The American avocet is a long-legged shorebird. It is characterized by a long, thin bill that curves upward. In the female avocet, the bill curves up a little ...
This species has a large geographic range size (extent of occurrence >8 million km 2 in both the breeding and non-breeding seasons), and so does not approach ...
Bird in the Recurvirostra Genus. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Craniata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae Species: Recurvirostra americana
