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American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Jonathon Jongsma (XC99571). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
WilletTringa semipalmata
Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiae
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 113,080 |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 33,289 |
| United States | 33,197 |
| Maryland | 31,745 |
| New Jersey | 30,893 |
| Oregon | 25,683 |
| Alaska | 22,233 |
| Nunavut | 18,484 |
| Ontario | 16,672 |
| California | 15,345 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Scrape nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in scrapes.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Shorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes |
| Family | Stilts and Avocets · Recurvirostridae |
| Genus | Avocets · Recurvirostra |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
- Birds of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise American Avocet with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.