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American Avocet

Recurvirostra americana

Photo by isthmus.hawk
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A large black and white wader with long upturned bill, white underbelly and long, thin, gray legs. In breeding plumage they have a cinnamon head. In non-breeding, the head is gray.

Habitat:

Mud flats.

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PublishedMay 18, 2013

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