American Avocet Identification - All About Birds
WEBThe American Avocet takes elegance to a new level. This long-legged wader glides through shallow waters swishing its slender, upturned bill from side to side to catch aquatic invertebrates. It dons a sophisticated look for summer with a black-and-white body and a rusty head and neck.
American Avocet | Audubon Field Guide
WEBAmerican Avocet. Breeding adult male. Photo: Kirk Benson/Audubon Photography Awards. At a Glance. Around lake shores and tidal flats, especially in the wide-open spaces of the west, flocks of elegant American Avocets wade in the shallows.
American avocet - Wikipedia
WEBThe American avocet (Recurvirostra americana) is a large wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae, found in North America. It spends much of its time foraging in shallow water or on mud flats, often sweeping its bill from side to side in water as it seeks crustacean and insect prey.
American Avocet - All About Birds
WEBThe American Avocet takes elegance to a new level. This long-legged wader glides through shallow waters swishing its slender, upturned bill from side to side to catch aquatic invertebrates. It dons a sophisticated look for summer with a black-and-white body and a rusty head and neck.
American Avocet - American Bird Conservancy
WEBThe elegant American Avocet is a striking sight at any time of the year. This gregarious shorebird is a close relative of another eye-catching bird, the Black-necked Stilt. Both species have long necks and legs and flashy black-and-white plumage.
American Avocet - Recurvirostra americana - Birds of the World
WEBMar 4, 2020 · American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.ameavo.01
American Avocet Range Map - All About Birds
WEBThe American Avocet takes elegance to a new level. This long-legged wader glides through shallow waters swishing its slender, upturned bill from side to side to catch aquatic invertebrates. It dons a sophisticated look for summer with a black-and-white body and a rusty head and neck.
American Avocet - eBird
WEBDistinctive large shorebird with a long, thin, upturned bill. Look for bold black-and-white wings and long blue-gray legs. Breeding adults have buffy-orange wash on head and neck; grayish in winter. Females have more sharply upturned bills than males.
American avocet - Smithsonian's National Zoo
WEBThe American avocet is a large, migratory shorebird that forages for food in wetlands, marshes, tidal flats and shallow lakes and ponds. They have long bluish legs, a long neck and a thin, long, upturned black bill.
Reimagining the American Avocet | Audubon
WEBPhil Wheeler uses repeating patterns to unite a hungry wader with otherworldly terrain. American Avocet. Illustration: Phil Wheeler. By Julie Leibach. Reporter, Audubon Magazine. Published Summer 2021. There’s a storybook quality to John James Audubon’s work that intrigues illustrator Phil Wheeler.
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