American Avocet

American Avocet

Recurvirostra americana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Everglades National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
0–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
2 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
3 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
4 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
5 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
6 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
7 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
<5%
10 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
12 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
13 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
14 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
15 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
16 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
17 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
18 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
19 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
20 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
21 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
22 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
23 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
24 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
25 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
26 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
27 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
28 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
29 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Avocet in Everglades National Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a American Avocet sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 318 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Avocet in Everglades National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for American Avocet in Everglades National Park in our monthly data.

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