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Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
| Armenian Name: | Բզակտուց |
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| Species Status: | Threatened Species - Species of Special Concern |
See Plate 24 for Pied Avocet and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Uncommon |
| Length: | 42-45 cm, Wing Span:77-80 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 146. |
| Description: | Shorebird with a fine upcurved bill. |
| Adult: | Largely white with bold black markings on upperparts. |
| Juvenile: | Resembles adult, but black areas are dark brown and scapulars are mottled. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from Black-winged Stilt by blue legs and black-and-white wings. |
| Behavior: | Social. Feeds by walking through shallow water sweeping bill from side to side. Frequently swims and often up-ends like a duck. |
| Habitat: | Shallow wetlands, lake shores, and river banks. |
| Food: | Invertebrates. |
| Nest: | Colonial; ground scrape lined and rimmed with vegetation. |
| Eggs: | 50 mm, 3-4, greenish gray, dark red-brown and grayish-purple spots. |
