The Andean avocet (Recurvirostra andina) is a large wader in the avocet and stilt bird family, Recurvirostridae. It is resident in the Andes, breeding...
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The four species of avocets /ˈævəsɛt/ are a genus, Recurvirostra, of waders in the same avian family as the stilts. The genus name comes from Latin recurvus...
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and avocets. The genus Recurvirostra includes three other species: the Andean avocet, the pied avocet, and the red-necked avocet. The American avocet measures...
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It contains two distinct groups of birds, the avocets (one genus) and the stilts (two genera). Avocets and stilts range in length from 30 to 46 cm (12...
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ranging from giant coot, Andean goose and other waterfowl in lakes, torrent duck in fast-flowing rivers, and Andean avocet and flamingos in hypersaline...
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Black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus (All) American avocet, Recurvirostra americana (V) Andean avocet, Recurvirostra andina (E-SA) Order: Charadriiformes Family:...
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350 metres (14,270 ft). The lake is a place to discover birds like Andean avocet, Andean lapwing, cattle egret, horned coot, Puna teal, ruddy duck and yellow-billed...
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found in the puna. The most common examples are the Andean goose, Andean flamingo, Andean avocet, giant coot, puna teal and diademed sandpiper-plover...
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woodpecker Andean avocet Andean cock-of-the-rock Andean condor Andean coot Andean duck Andean emerald Andean flamingo Andean flicker Andean goose Andean guan...
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to birds unique to the Puno region, such as the Andean avocet, the guayata, the Puna duck, the Andean gull, the Puna chorlito and the giant gallareta...
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List of birds of Chile (section Avocets and stilts)
have been recorded in Chile. Black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus Andean avocet, Recurvirostra andina Order: Charadriiformes Family: Burhinidae The...
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List of birds of Peru (section Avocets and stilts)
have been recorded in Peru. Black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus Andean avocet, Recurvirostra andina Order: Charadriiformes Family: Burhinidae The...
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lineage that gave rise to the Andean and American avocets. The distinguishing feature of the red-necked avocet, and all avocet species, is the distinctive...
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List of birds of Bolivia (section Avocets and stilts)
long, thin, straight bills. Black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus Andean avocet, Recurvirostra andina Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae...
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buttonquail Banded stilt Black-winged stilt American avocet Andean avocet Pied avocet Red-necked avocet Kentish plover Puna plover Caspian plover Madagascar...
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List of birds of Argentina (section Avocets and stilts)
long, thin, straight bills. Black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus Andean avocet, Recurvirostra andina Order: Charadriiformes Family: Burhinidae The...
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Los Flamencos National Reserve (category Central Andean dry puna)
of species including Chilean and Andean flamingos (the latter using it as an important nesting site), the Andean avocet, the yellow-billed teal, the crested...
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Salar del Huasco (category Central Andean dry puna)
Salar del Huasco include Andean avocets, Andean condors, Andean flamingos, Andean goose, Andean gulls, Andean lapwings, Andean negritos, Baird's sandpipers...
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List of birds of Colombia (section Avocets and stilts)
Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocets and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely...
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List of birds of Venezuela (section Avocets and stilts)
Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocets and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely...
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List of birds of Brazil (section Avocets and stilts)
Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds which includes the avocets and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely...
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detailed backgrounds including drawings of other birds: a merlin, curlew, pied avocet, and red kite. An RFID chip and antenna were visible on the official observations...
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Common name Species Material Notes Image American avocet Recurvirostra americana Five specimens † La Brea lapwing † Belonopterus downsi Right carpometacarpus...
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Norfolk Broads: The Fall and Rise of a Great Swamp 21 October 2004 Dan Snow Avocet, marsh harrier, crane ? Desert Wolves of India 28 October 2004 ? ( Produced...
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List of birds of Ecuador (section Avocets and stilts)
Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds which includes the avocets and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely...
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List of birds of Alagoas (section Stilts and avocets)
burrovianus) Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) (A) Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae...
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while less-threatened birds, including black-necked stilts, American avocets, Forster's terns, and Caspian terns, are also preyed upon by the abnormally...
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vulture Genus Vultur - Andean condor Plovers, crab plovers, lapwings, seagulls, puffins, auks, sandpipers, buttonquails, stilts, avocets, ibisbills, woodcocks...
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List of birds of Uruguay (section Avocets and stilts)
Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds which includes the avocets and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely...
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of chicks being born in mid-2012. List of animals Abdim's stork American avocet Baer's pochard Bali myna Black-necked stilt Blue-crowned laughingthrush...
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