American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyRecurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets)
- GenusRecurvirostra (Avocets)
- SpeciesRecurvirostra americana (American Avocet)
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 Shenandoah National Park
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of American Avocet at Shenandoah National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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