Andean Avocet
Recurvirostra andina
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
The Andean avocet 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.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Recurvirostridae
- Genus
- Recurvirostra