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Abstract
This large, striking shorebird with long bluish-gray legs, a long recurved bill, and a black-and-white chevron pattern on its back and wings is one of four Avocet species in the world, the only one with distinct breeding and non-breeding plumages -- its grayish-white head and neck feathers become cinnamon in early spring as birds begin to form pairs and migrate to breeding areas.
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Ackerman, J., Hartman, C., Herzog, M., Takekawa, J.Y., Robinson, J.A., Oring, L.W., Skorupa, J.P., Boettcher, R., 2013, American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana), chap. of Birds of North America Online, HTML Document, https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.275.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) |
| DOI | 10.2173/bna.275 |
| Year Published | 2013 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Ecological Research Center |
| Description | HTML Document |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Other Government Series |
| Larger Work Title | Birds of North America Online |
| Country | United States |