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Species
Least ConcernAndean avocet
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyRecurvirostridae
Habitatmarine
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Recurvirostra
- Image
- Recurvirostra andina.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Recurvirostra andina
- Commons category
- Recurvirostra andina
- taxon common name
- andska sabljarka
- wingspan
- 0.79
- litter size
- 4
- short name
- R. andina
- taxon range
- South America
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Encyclopedic overview
The Andean avocet (Recurvirostra andina) is a large wader in the avocet and stilt bird family, Recurvirostridae. It is resident in the Andes, breeding above 3500 m in northwestern Argentina, western Bolivia, northern Chile and southern Peru.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Andean Avocet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.