Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Recurvirostra americana Gmelin, 1789 Family: Recurvirostridae Order: Charadriiformes Back
American avocet Braunhals-Säbelschnäbler Avocette d'Amérique Avoceta americana
CMS App II Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL CITES NL (Europe: SPEC threat status )
Migration: intracontinental

Recurvirostra americana

Mostly migratory. Winters in S portion of breeding range in S & E USA and Mexico, S to Guatemala and rarely N Honduras, and also Bahamas and Cuba. N migration occurs in Apr-May; S migration in Aug-Nov.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: Caribbean Islands, Mesoamerica, North America
Recommended link: http://www.enature.com/fieldguide/showSpeciesGS.asp?sort=1&curGroupID=99&display=1&area=99&searchT ext=Recurvirostra&curPageNum=1&recnum=BD0246
Feedback: mail to Klaus Riede
Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

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