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American Avocet

Recurvirostra americana

American Avocet. Photo:Peter Mirejovsky
American Avocet. Photo:Peter Mirejovsky

With its long, slender, upturned bill and spindly legs, the American avocet is an unusual, if common, sight around the wetlands and lakes of the prairie provinces. The avocet finds food by probing with its bill in a side-to-side motion.

Map of American Avocet in Canada
Distribution of American Avocet in Canada

   
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