American avocet
recurvirostra americana latin

The American Avocet nests on open ground, often in small groups, sometimes with other waders.

Several boardwalks extend into the marsh, where you can see shorebirds such as the great blue heron and American avocet.

Approaching this town, there is a large American Avocet statue beside the road in tribute to the many bird watching sanctuaries.

Further out into the playa proper are numerous killdeer and snowy plover, along with the occasional American avocet.

Refuge wetlands provide nesting habitat for a variety of other species, including the least bittern, white-faced ibis, black-necked stilt and American avocet.

If they are present, Wilson's phalarope, American avocet, willet, sandpipers, Greater yellowlegs, and dowitchers will be easy to observe.

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

The American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) is protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.

Spring and fall migrations bring common loon, while in summer blue-winged teal, cinnamon teal, spotted sandpiper, American avocet, and black-necked stilt.

Antipredator behavior and parental care in the American Avocet and Black-necked Stilt (Aves: Recurvirostridae).

Avian residents include the American avocet, black-necked stilt, black skimmer, white pelican, Northern shoveler, canvasback, green wing teal, ruddy duck and glossy ibis.

An American Avocet as well as Piping Plover are large statues built by the roadside commemorating the world famous bird sanctuary at Chaplin, Saskatchewan.

Black terns, Forster's Terns, American avocet, White-faced Ibis, Clark's grebes, and Black-necked stilts are common during the summer months.

The American Avocet forages in shallow water or on mud flats, often sweeping its bill from side to side in water as it seeks its crustacean and insect prey.

Black -necked Stilt in Cuba and American Avocet Black-necked Stilt, Zapata Swamp Cuba.

The "avistilt" or "stavocet" is a hybrid between Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) and American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana), occasionally found in California.

Birdwatching is a popular activity in the park: Species include Franklin's gull, tundra swan, black tern, eared grebe, northern pintail, yellowlegs, dowitcher, pectoral sandpiper, American avocet and other sandpipers.

Ducks, such as mallards, Canada geese, and American Coots are common, as are shorebirds such as the American Avocet and raptors such as owls and hawks.

The salt and freshwater marshes give refuge to migrating waterfowl and resident wading birds, such as Black-necked Stilt, American Avocet, Green-winged Teal, American Wigeon and pelicans.

Meadowlarks and magpies, common nighthawks, mountain chickadees and western wood pewees, and several species of nuthatch have been seen along the lake's shores, as well as the distinctive orange-headed blue-legged American avocet, which may visit May through September.

Avifauna include the American Avocet, Greater Sandhill Crane, Forster's Ter, Caspian Tern, Black Tern, Greater Sage-Grouse, Franklin's Gulls, American White Pelican, Brewer's Sparrow and Sage Sparrow.

Saskatchewan Heritage Marsh is located at the south end of Chaplin Lake where Sanderling, Stilt Sandpiper, American Avocet, Semipalmated and Baird's Sandpiper, Killdeer, Long-billed Curlew, Marbled Godwit, and Dowitcher can be often seen in the spring.

The Stillwater wetlands are well-known to birders, as this area has been designated a site of international importance by the Western Hemispheric Shorebird Reserve Network because of the hundreds of thousands of shorebirds, such as long-billed Dowitcher, Black-necked Stilt, and American Avocet passing through during migration.

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

The American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) is protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.

The "avistilt" or "stavocet" is a hybrid between Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) and American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana), occasionally found in California.