Andean Avocet
Recurvirostra andinaPhilippi, RA; Landbeck, CL, 1861
English (US) Andean Avocet
The Andean Avocet (Recurvirostra andina) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Recurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets) in the order Charadriiformes.
Range: Andes of southern Peru to northern Chile and northwestern ArgentinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Recurvirostra andina
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Andean Avocet
- Described by
- Philippi, RA; Landbeck, CL, 1861
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Philippi, RA; Landbeck, CL, 1861
- Type locality
- Laguna Parinacota, 16000 feet, Tacna, Chile.
- Original description
- Anales de la Universidad de Chile 19 p.618
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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