Wildlife Around Las Vegas, American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)

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American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
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General Description: American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) are long-legged shore birds with up-curved bills, red (chestnut) heads, and black and white bodies.

Taxonomy: Charadriiformes, Recurvirostridae.

Favored Habitat: Shallow marshes and mudflats with barren islands for resting and breeding.

Where to Find: Around Las Vegas, look for American Avocets at the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, the Pahranagat Valley, and the Overton Wildlife Management Area.

Comments: Summer breeders in our area.

If you were a tasty waterbug or a little snail, this might be the last face you ever see!

American Avocet summer adult	American Avocet juvenile
American Avocet juveniles (left) and summer adult (right)	American Avocet adult with fledgling
American Avocet winter adult	American Avocet winter adult

Winter plumage	Winter plumage
American Avocet and Black-necked Stilt	American Avocet with young at Henderson BVP
On migration across the desert, birds stop where they can	American Avocets sleeping in favorite habitat: a barren island

Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.

; Last updated 240110

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