Andean Avocet

Recurvirostra andina

Least Concern

The Andean Avocet is a shorebird of the Andes and adjacent South American highlands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds, or small aquatic prey along coasts, mudflats, rivers, lakes, grasslands, or open ground; many shorebirds make impressive seasonal movements between breeding and non-breeding areas.

Family

Recurvirostridae

Group

Shorebirds

Range

Andean Avocet Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Andes and adjacent South American highlands

Population

≈ Unknown

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