American Avocet
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The American Avocet (''Recurvirostra americana'') is a large wader in the avocet and stilt family, '''Recurvirostridae'''. | The American Avocet (''Recurvirostra americana'') is a large wader in the avocet and stilt family, '''Recurvirostridae'''. | ||
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The plumage is black and white on the back with white on the underbelly. The neck and head are cinnamon colored in the summer and gray in the winter. The long, thin bill is upturned at the end. Their adult size is about 18 inches (45 cm) tall. | The plumage is black and white on the back with white on the underbelly. The neck and head are cinnamon colored in the summer and gray in the winter. The long, thin bill is upturned at the end. Their adult size is about 18 inches (45 cm) tall. | ||
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Their breeding habitat is marshes, beaches, prairie ponds, and shallow lakes in the mid-west of Devonshire. They nest on open ground, often in small groups, sometimes with other waders. A pair will rear one brood per season, with both male and female providing parental care for the young. | Their breeding habitat is marshes, beaches, prairie ponds, and shallow lakes in the mid-west of Devonshire. They nest on open ground, often in small groups, sometimes with other waders. A pair will rear one brood per season, with both male and female providing parental care for the young. | ||
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They aren't migratory in Devonshire. | They aren't migratory in Devonshire. | ||
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These birds forage in shallow water or on mud flats, often sweeping their bills from side to side in water. They mainly eat crustaceans and insects. | These birds forage in shallow water or on mud flats, often sweeping their bills from side to side in water. They mainly eat crustaceans and insects. | ||
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| + | [[Category: Charadriiformes|Avocet, American Avocet]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Animals|Avocet, American Avocet]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Wildlife of Glennshire|Avocet, American Avocet]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Wildlife of Frost|Avocet, American Avocet]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Wildlife of Devonshire East|Avocet, American Avocet]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Wildlife of Odysseus|Avocet, American Avocet]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Wildlife of Matterhorn|Avocet, American Avocet]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Wildlife of Capital Territory|Avocet, American Avocet]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Least Concern species|Avocet, American Avocet]] | ||
Current revision as of 03:01, 8 July 2009
The American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) is a large wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae.
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Description
The plumage is black and white on the back with white on the underbelly. The neck and head are cinnamon colored in the summer and gray in the winter. The long, thin bill is upturned at the end. Their adult size is about 18 inches (45 cm) tall.
Breeding
Their breeding habitat is marshes, beaches, prairie ponds, and shallow lakes in the mid-west of Devonshire. They nest on open ground, often in small groups, sometimes with other waders. A pair will rear one brood per season, with both male and female providing parental care for the young.
Migration
They aren't migratory in Devonshire.
Diet
These birds forage in shallow water or on mud flats, often sweeping their bills from side to side in water. They mainly eat crustaceans and insects.
Other names in Devonshire
Awl Bird, Upturn Bill Bird
