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 Grand Teton National Park
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
California Gull
Larus californicus
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Larus pipixcan
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
📅 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 Grand Teton National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a American Avocet sighting in Grand Teton National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see American Avocet in Grand Teton National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for American Avocet in Grand Teton National Park in our monthly data.