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 LC    Andean Avocet* Id (Atlas):
    Recurvirostra andina

Description (10)
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  Large. Long necked, long upcurved bill. Sexes similar.

Adults: Entirely white except wings, back, tail, blackish-brown. Rump, white. Underwings, white with black remiges. Eyering, red. Eye, black. Bill, black and upturned. Legs, blue-grey, partially webbed.

Female: Bill is more upturned than in male.


Family
Recurvirostridae (Avocets, Stilts)

Size
45 cm

First Described (Guide)
Philippi & Landbeck, 1861

Range (Guide)
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Aquatic insects and crustaceans.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

 
Andean Avocet (Recurvirostra andina) [XC229044]
     by id from Chivay area, Peru (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
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