American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Family: Stilts and avocets
American Avocet is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
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In the winter, it feeds extensively on brine shrimp.
The primary visual feeding method is pecking at flies.
The newborns are precocial, able to walk and capable of feeding themselves.