American Avocet Range Map

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Migration

Medium-distance migrant. In the western United States, American Avocets may migrate south for the winter, or they may migrate west from inland breeding sites to coastal wintering sites.

Map data are provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Robert Ridgely, James Zook, The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International - CABS, World Wildlife Fund - US, and Environment Canada - WILDSPACE.

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Stilts and Avocets(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Recurvirostridae)

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