American Avocet vs Red-necked Avocet

Recurvirostra americana compared with Recurvirostra novaehollandiae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Avocet	Red-necked Avocet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family same	Recurvirostridae	Recurvirostridae
Genus same	Recurvirostra	Recurvirostra
Species	Recurvirostra americana	Recurvirostra novaehollandiae

Evolutionary Relationship

American Avocet and Red-necked Avocet share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Recurvirostra.

Conservation Status

American Avocet

LC — Least Concern

Red-necked Avocet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Avocet	Red-necked Avocet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Avocet

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

Red-necked Avocet

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

American Avocet

The American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) is a species in the genus Recurvirostra. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway