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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| Est. World Population: | 460000 |
| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Least Concern |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
During the breeding season, American Avocets inhabit a variety of habitats including salt ponds, potholes, shallow alkaline wetlands, mudflats of inland lakes, impoundments, and evaporation ponds. These wetlands are typically characterised by common cattail (Typha latifolia), bulrushes (Schoenoplectus spp.), or sedges (Carex spp.). However, they spend most of their time in open areas devoid of vegetation, or areas dominated by glasswort (Salicornia spp.), salt grass (Distichlis spp.), and greasewood (Sarcobatus spp.) in upland regions (Ackerman et al. 2020).
Range:
The species inhabit western North America from March to October and migrate to wintering grounds in coastal California, southern Texas, Florida, Louisiana, and south to Guatemala.
Conservation: