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American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana · Recurvirostridae
Where it's found
Every region with American Avocet in its dex, with the tier and number it has there.
| Region | Tier | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahamas | Rare | #261 | |
| Belize | Rare | #509 | |
| Bermuda | Uncommon | #225 | |
| Canada | Uncommon | #691 | |
| Cayman Islands | Uncommon | #193 | |
| Colombia | Legendary | #1967 | |
| Costa Rica | Rare | #902 | |
| Cuba | Uncommon | #294 | |
| Dominican Republic | Rare | #247 | |
| El Salvador | Uncommon | #448 | |
| Guatemala | Rare | #649 | |
| Honduras | Rare | #639 | |
| Jamaica | Rare | #205 | |
| Mexico | Common | #1282 | |
| Nicaragua | Rare | #604 | |
| Panama | Rare | #901 | |
| Puerto Rico | Rare | #281 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Rare | #150 | |
| United States of America | Common | #1264 | |
| Alabama | Uncommon | #394 | |
| Alberta | Uncommon | #122 | |
| Arizona | Uncommon | #536 | |
| Arkansas | Uncommon | #352 | |
| British Columbia | Uncommon | #494 | |
| California | Common | #705 | |
| Colorado | Common | #493 | |
| Connecticut | Rare | #372 | |
| Delaware | Common | #339 | |
| District of Columbia | Rare | #259 | |
| Florida | Uncommon | #505 | |
| Georgia | Uncommon | #393 | |
| Idaho | Uncommon | #377 | |
| Illinois | Rare | #384 | |
| Indiana | Rare | #345 | |
| Iowa | Uncommon | #347 | |
| Kansas | Common | #390 | |
| Kentucky | Rare | #337 | |
| Louisiana | Uncommon | #393 | |
| Manitoba | Uncommon | #352 | |
| Maryland | Rare | #389 | |
| Massachusetts | Rare | #432 | |
| Michigan | Rare | #400 | |
| Minnesota | Rare | #398 | |
| Mississippi | Uncommon | #352 | |
| Missouri | Uncommon | #352 | |
| Montana | Common | #401 | |
| Nebraska | Uncommon | #397 | |
| Nevada | Common | #425 | |
| New Jersey | Uncommon | #410 | |
| New Mexico | Common | #511 | |
| New York | Rare | #471 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Rare | #329 | |
| North Carolina | Uncommon | #410 | |
| North Dakota | Common | #333 | |
| Northwest Territories | Legendary | #239 | |
| Nova Scotia | Rare | #401 | |
| Ohio | Uncommon | #396 | |
| Oklahoma | Uncommon | #404 | |
| Ontario | Rare | #449 | |
| Oregon | Uncommon | #502 | |
| Pennsylvania | Rare | #392 | |
| Québec | Rare | #417 | |
| Rhode Island | Rare | #338 | |
| Saskatchewan | Common | #336 | |
| South Carolina | Uncommon | #374 | |
| South Dakota | Uncommon | #372 | |
| Tennessee | Uncommon | #375 | |
| Texas | Common | #636 | |
| Utah | Common | #432 | |
| Virginia | Uncommon | #424 | |
| Washington | Uncommon | #475 | |
| West Virginia | Rare | #303 | |
| Wisconsin | Rare | #401 | |
| Wyoming | Common | #374 | |
| Anguilla | Rare | #103 | Vagrant |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Rare | #124 | Vagrant |
| Alaska | Rare | #477 | Vagrant |
| Hawaii | Rare | #253 | Vagrant |
| Maine | Rare | #386 | Vagrant |
| New Brunswick | Rare | #343 | Vagrant |
| New Hampshire | Rare | #368 | Vagrant |
| Vermont | Rare | #331 | Vagrant |
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Field notes
What to look for
A striking black-and-white shorebird with a rusty head and neck, long blue-grey legs and a thin upturned bill.
Where
Shallow alkaline lakes and sloughs on the prairie and parkland.
When
April to September.
Tips
The upcurved bill and cinnamon head. Black-necked stilts are all black and white with pink legs and a straight bill.
Related species
Birds near it in Alberta's dex.
#121 · Common🐦Black-necked stilt
#123 · Common🐦Whooping Crane
#120 · Legendary🐦Marbled Godwit
#124 · Uncommon🐦Long-billed Curlew
#125 · Rare🐦Sandhill Crane
#119 · Uncommon
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