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American Avocet

Recurvirostra americana

The American Avocet is a beautiful bird with long legs and a curved beak. They love to wade in shallow waters and are often seen in groups, making them fun to watch!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The American Avocet has a strikingly elegant appearance with a slender, distinctly upcurved black bill and super long, bluish-gray legs. Its body is primarily white with bold black and white wing patterns. During breeding season, its head and neck display a warm cinnamon color.

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American Avocet
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American Avocet

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Avocet chicks can swim and even feed themselves just hours after hatching!

Both mom and dad avocets share duties incubating eggs and raising their young.

Sometimes, they spin in circles to stir up tiny food from the bottom of the water!

They often feed in groups, sweeping their bills in a synchronized 'dance'.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Curved Crusher

American Avocet can sweep its unique upcurved bill through water to filter-feed on tiny aquatic creatures because of its specialized shape.

Fähigkeit

Wading Wanderer

American Avocet has super long blue-gray legs that help them wade into deeper waters than other shorebirds to find food safely.

Fähigkeit

Seasonal Stylist

American Avocet can change the color of its head and neck from cinnamon to pale gray, indicating breeding or non-breeding seasons.

Maße und Details

Länge
40-51 cm
Flügelspannweite
68-76 cm
Gewicht
0.275-0.375 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-15 Jahre
Top Speed
50 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-4
Brutzeit
22-29 Tage
Zugstrecke
3000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

They sweep their curved bills through shallow water to catch tiny insects, crustaceans, and small fish.

Hauptnahrung

  • aquatic insects
  • brine shrimp
  • copepods
  • small fish
  • aquatic worms

Nahrungssuche

  • Filter Feeding

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Coyote

Canis latrans

Opportunistic predator of avocet eggs and chicks.

eaten by

California Gull

Larus californicus

Preys on eggs and young avocet chicks from nests.

eats

Brine Shrimp

Artemia franciscana

Sweeps up these tiny crustaceans in saline waters.

eats

Brine Fly

Ephydra hians

Consumes larvae and pupae of these flies from water.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance and be quiet so you don't scare them away.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von American Avocet?

40-51 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von American Avocet?

68-76 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von American Avocet?

0.275-0.375 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von American Avocet?

5-15 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von American Avocet?

50 km/h

Was frisst American Avocet?

They sweep their curved bills through shallow water to catch tiny insects, crustaceans, and small fish.

Wo findet man American Avocet normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt American Avocet?

Filter Feeding

Snap-Karte

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