Summary ⁷

The American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) is a large wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae.

Distribution ⁸

American avocets are found in western North America from March through October and in coastal California, southern Texas, Florida, Louisiana and south to Guatemala in winter.

Biogeographic Regions: nearctic (Native ); neotropical (Native )

Sources and Credits

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7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recurvirostra_americana
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More Info

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