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Class Aves
Order Charadriiformes
Family Recurvirostridae

Recurvirostridae—Avocets and Stilts

avocets and stilts both occur regularly in our region in the vicinity of water. The occurrence is based on an immature humerus.

Fig. 1. American Avocet in breeding plumage. US Fish & Wildlife Service photograph.

Sites.

Late Wisconsin: Camel Room (Harris 1993c: ?).

Literature. Harris 1993c.

Recurvirostra americana (Gmelin 1789)—American Avocet

Sites.

Late Wisconsin: Skylight Cave (Emslie 1988).

Late Wisconsin/Holocene: Stanton's Cave (Rea and Hargrave 1984).

Literature. Emslie 1988; Rea and Hargrave 1984.

Last Update: 19 Mar 2013