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Recurvirostra avosetta
species of bird
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Recurvirostra
The four species of avocets are a genus, Recurvirostra, of waders in the same avian family as the stilts. The genus name comes from Latin , 'curved backwards' and , 'bill'. The common name is thought to derive from the Italian (Ferrarese) word , which may relate to Latin ("bird"). Francis Willughby in 1678 noted the "Avosetta of the Italians".
American Avocet
species of bird
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species of bird
Red-necked Avocet
species of bird