Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae)

Meet the 2 Puerto Rico bird records in the family Recurvirostridae.

2birds in this collection

The field guide

Meet the 2 Puerto Rico bird records in the family Recurvirostridae.

Native / natural occurrenceIUCN NE

Viuda

Himantopus mexicanus

wetlands↗

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC

Avoceta Americana

Recurvirostra americana

wetlands↗

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Conservation

Puerto Rico bird records assigned to the IUCN category Not assessed or unresolved.

Birds by habitat

Waterbirds and wetland specialists found around marshes, ponds, reservoirs, lagoons and seasonally flooded ground.

Occurrence in Puerto Rico

Passage migrants, winter visitors, seasonal movers, offshore visitors and rare vagrants recorded from Puerto Rico.

Occurrence in Puerto Rico

Rare and accidental birds whose appearances in Puerto Rico are exceptional rather than regular.