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Common Name

Andean Avocet

Alternate Names

Common Type

Avocet

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Recurvirostridae

Genus

Recurvirostra

Species

andina

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Bolivia,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Non Migratory but does move a little during breeding.

Preferred Habitat

Alkaline lakes in the Andes

Distribution and Range

Andes mountains of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru.

Food

Sweeps its head side to side in water as it seeks its crustacean and insect prey.

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