Birds

American Avocet

Recurvirostris americana

Authorship: Gmelin

Records

Road Tank, 13 April 2013, G.H.Wiseman (UTEP); IMRS HQ, June 2014, J.D. Johnson (UTEP); IMRS HQ, 16 September 2023, V. Mata-Silva, A. Rocha, M. Montoya [Photos].

Taxonomic Classification

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumChordata (Chordates)

SubphylumVERTEBRATA (Vertebrates)

ClassAves (Birds)

OrderCHARADRIIFORMES

FamilyRECURVIROSTRIDAE (Stilt and Advocet Family)

GenusRecurvirostris

Speciesamericana