American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyRecurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets)
- GenusRecurvirostra (Avocets)
- SpeciesRecurvirostra americana (American Avocet)
Closest Relatives at Badlands National Park
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a American Avocet in Badlands National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a American Avocet sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see American Avocet in Badlands National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for American Avocet in Badlands National Park in our monthly data.