American Avocet

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(New page: Image:Americanavocet.jpg '''Common Name:''' American Avocet<br> '''Scientific Name:''' Recurvirostra americana '''Size:''' 18 inches (45.7 cm) '''Habitat:''' North America; winters ...)
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'''Habitat:''' North America; winters on the southern Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Mexico and the United States. Shallow fresh and saltwater wetlands.
'''Habitat:''' North America; winters on the southern Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Mexico and the United States. Shallow fresh and saltwater wetlands.
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'''Status:''' Least Concern. Global population: 100,000 - 1,000,000. Populations declined in the 1960s and 1970s, largely from the loss of wetlands from water diversion for human use. Contamination of wetland habitat with selenium caused increased developmental abnormalities and mortality. Since 1995, owners of selenium-contaminated sites in northern California have been required to provide safe wetland habitat for the species. Breeding success on the newly created sites has been much greater than initially expected, but long-term prospects for breeding at these sites are not clear. Avocets are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.
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'''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global population:''' 100,000 - 1,000,000. Populations declined in the 1960s and 1970s, largely from the loss of wetlands from water diversion for human use. Contamination of wetland habitat with selenium caused increased developmental abnormalities and mortality. Since 1995, owners of selenium-contaminated sites in northern California have been required to provide safe wetland habitat for the species. Breeding success on the newly created sites has been much greater than initially expected, but long-term prospects for breeding at these sites are not clear. Avocets are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.
   
   
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'''Found in Shorebirds Volume 3: Small Waders'''
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'''Found in [http://hivewire3d.com/songbird-remix-shorebirds-small-waders.html Songbird ReMix Shorebirds Volume 3: Small Waders]'''

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