American Avocet

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q469992
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American Avocet

Summary

American Avocet is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (435 views/month, #1,556 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • American Avocet's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • American Avocet is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • American Avocet's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • American Avocet is classified within Recurvirostra[6].
  • American Avocet's scientific name is Recurvirostra americana[7].
  • American Avocet's Commons category is recorded as Recurvirostra americana[8].
  • American Avocet's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Recurvirostra americana[9].
  • American Avocet's Commons gallery is recorded as Recurvirostra americana[10].
  • American Avocet is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American Avocet'}[11].
  • American Avocet is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Avoceta americana'}[12].
  • American Avocet is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Braunhals-Säbelschnäbler'}[13].
  • American Avocet is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Avocette d’Amérique'}[14].
  • American Avocet is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Avocetta americana'}[15].
  • American Avocet is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Американская шилоклювка'}[16].
  • American Avocet is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Amerikaanse Kluut'}[17].
  • American Avocet is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Amerikansk Klyde'}[18].
  • American Avocet is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Amerikaavosett'}[19].
  • American Avocet is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'アメリカソリハシセイタカシギ'}[20].
  • American Avocet is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': "bec d'alena nord-americà"}[21].
  • American Avocet is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'tenkozobec americký'}[22].
  • American Avocet is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'preeria-naaskelnokk'}[23].
  • American Avocet is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'cambig America'}[24].
  • American Avocet is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'preeria-avosetti'}[25].
  • American Avocet is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'amerikai gulipán'}[26].
  • American Avocet is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'szablodziób amerykański'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, American Avocet is Recurvirostra americana[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Recurvirostra[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Avoceta americana'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Braunhals-Säbelschnäbler'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Avocette d’Amérique'}[14], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Avocetta americana'}[15], and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Американская шилоклювка'}[16].

Identifiers

American Avocet's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4885[28]. American Avocet's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 227236[29]. American Avocet's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45510683[30]. American Avocet's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480258[31]. American Avocet's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176721[32].

Why It Matters

American Avocet ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (435 views/month, #1,556 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Taxon rank species
    Taxon range South America
    Wingspan {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+68'}
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