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American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
Joshua T. Ackerman, C. Alex Hartman, Mark P. Herzog, John Y. Takekawa, Julie A. Robinson, Lewis W. Oring, Joseph P. Skorupa, and Ruth Boettcher
Version: 2.0 — Published January 3, 2013
Version: 2.0 — Published January 3, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Croatian | američka sabljarka |
| Czech | tenkozobec americký |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Kluut |
| English | American Avocet |
| English (United States) | American Avocet |
| French | Avocette d'Amérique |
| French (French Guiana) | Avocette d'Amérique |
| German | Braunhals-Säbelschnäbler |
| Greek | Αμερικανική Αβοκέτα |
| Hungarian | Amerikai gulipán |
| Icelandic | Ljánefja |
| Japanese | アメリカソリハシセイタカシギ |
| Norwegian | amerikaavosett |
| Polish | szablodziób amerykański |
| Russian | Американская шилоклювка |
| Serbian | Američka sabljarka |
| Slovak | šabliarka žltokrká |
| Slovenian | Ameriška sabljarka |
| Spanish | Avoceta Americana |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Avoceta Americana |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Avoceta |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Avoceta Americana |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Avoceta Americana |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Avoceta Americana |
| Spanish (Panama) | Avoceta Americana |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Avoceta Americana |
| Spanish (Spain) | Avoceta americana |
| Swedish | amerikansk skärfläcka |
| Turkish | Kızıl Kılıçgaga |
| Ukrainian | Чоботар американський |
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the American Avocet.
This species also breeds locally and irregularly within the area denoted as 'Migration.'