American Avocet
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American Avocet

Recurvirostra americana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park
1 Verified records at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The American avocet (Recurvirostra americana) is a large wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae, found in North America. It spends much of its time foraging in shallow water or on mud flats, often sweeping its bill from side to side in water as it seeks crustacean and insect prey. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park

Black-necked Stilt
Endemic

Black-necked Stilt

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Himantopus mexicanus

<5% · Rare
Spotted Sandpiper
LC

Spotted Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis macularius

10–20% · With luck
Killdeer
NT

Killdeer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius vociferus

5–10% · With luck
American Woodcock
LC

American Woodcock

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Scolopax minor

<5% · Rare
Black Skimmer
LC

Black Skimmer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rynchops niger

Insufficient data
Royal Tern

Royal Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus maximus

Insufficient data
Long-billed Dowitcher
NT

Long-billed Dowitcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Limnodromus scolopaceus

Insufficient data
Least Sandpiper
NT

Least Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris minutilla

<5% · Rare
Ring-billed Gull
LC

Ring-billed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus delawarensis

<5% · Rare
Laughing Gull
LC

Laughing Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucophaeus atricilla

<5% · Rare
Wilson's Snipe
LC

Wilson's Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinago delicata

<5% · Rare
Solitary Sandpiper
LC

Solitary Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa solitaria

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of American Avocet at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
2 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
3 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
4 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
5 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
6 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
7 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
<5%
10 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
12 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
13 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
14 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
15 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
16 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
17 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
18 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
19 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
20 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
21 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
22 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
23 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
24 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
25 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
26 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
27 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
28 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
29 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
30 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
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