Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Avocets and Stilts :: American Avocet

American Avocet Recurvirostra americana

Described by: Gmelin (1789)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Moss Landing, Monterey County, California, USA - Apr 14, 2006 © William Hull  San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Orange County, California, USA - Mar 18, 2007 © William Hull  Moss Landing, Monterey County, California, USA - Apr 14, 2006 © William Hull  San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Orange County, California, USA - Jul 30, 2001 © William Hull  San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Orange County, California, USA - Jul 30, 2001 © William Hull 
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Range

Sc. Canada, cw. United States. Atlantic coast of ec. United States. C. Mexico;
Three populations;
Se. British Columbia e. in c. Alberta, s. Saskatchewan, sw. Manitoba, sw. Ontario and Minnesota s. locally to s. California and n. Baja e. in c. Nevada, n. Utah, sc. Colorado, s. New Mexico, c. Kansas and coastal Texas. E. United States (coastal Virginia and North Carolina on Cape Hatteras). C. Mexico (San Luis Potosi).
Winters from s. United States in California and s. Texas s. through Mexico to Guatemala and rarely n. Honduras. Se. United States to the West Indies from the Bahamas to Cuba.
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North America n. of Mexican border;
Summer: ex. s. BCO, c. WAS, c. and e. ORG, ne., c., and s. CAL, n. IDH, NEV, w. and n. UTH, nw., and s. ARZ, se. ALB, s. SAS, s. MAN, and ex. sw. ONT, c. to e. MON, NDK, and ex. w. MIN, SDK, WYO, plains of w. an e. COL, w. and c. NEB, w. and c. KAN, s. and e. NMX, w. OKA, and nw. TEX;
Winter: s. along the coasts from c. CAL. Coastal DEL, MYD, VIR, NCA, SCA, GEO, FLA, s. ALA, s. MIS, s. LOU, and e. TEX;

Videos

San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Orange County, California, USA - Jul 30, 2001 Source: William Hull
Description: None

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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