Jun 6, 2024 · Recurvirostra americana. The American avocet is a medium sized bird with a rust-colored head, upturned bill and long legs. It lives in open areas with ...

Feb 15, 2024 · American Avocet chicks leave the nest within 24 hours of hatching. Day old avocets can walk, swim and even dive to escape predators.

Oct 15, 2023 · Scientific Name: Recurvirostra americana. Population: 460,000. Trend: Stable. Habitat: Shallow marshes and lakes, prairie ponds, and beaches.

May 1, 2024 · The lovely American Avocet is an immediately identifiable shorebird. In breeding plumage, the burnt orange colored head and neck is striking against the black ...

Dec 29, 2023 · The avocet has long, slender legs and slightly webbed feet. The legs are a pastel grey-blue, giving it its colloquial name, blue shanks.

Feb 15, 2024 · Status in Alberta. American Avocet. Recurvirostra americana. The American Avocet, a medium-sized shorebird with a rusty head and an upwardly curving bill, ...

Aug 20, 2024 · The Andean Avocet, Pied Avocet, and Red-necked Avocet stand out for their distinctive traits and habitats.

May 24, 2024 · The American avocet (Recurvirostra americana) has legs for daysss. Their legs are so iconic ...
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Jan 13, 2024 · It breeds in the Arctic, and is winters mostly in South America. Due to its remote breeding and wintering grounds, it is one of the least well known of the ...

Jun 25, 2024 · AMERICAN AVOCET Recurvirostra americana. A species well known to most visitors to the USA, the left-hand birds are in breeding plumage; the head and neck ...