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                                        gptkbp:instanceOf
                                    
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                                            gptkb:bird
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:billColor
                                    
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                                            long and upturned
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:breedingRange
                                    
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                                            western United States
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:clutchSize
                                    
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                                            3–4 eggs
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:conservationStatus
                                    
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                                            Least Concern
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:diet
                                    
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                                            aquatic invertebrates
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            small fish
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:family
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Recurvirostridae
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:featuredIn
                                    
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                                            US postage stamp
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:firstDescribed
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Johann_Friedrich_Gmelin
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            1789
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:genus
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Recurvirostra
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:habitat
                                    
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                                            salt ponds
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            shallow freshwater wetlands
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:IUCNStatus
                                    
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                                            LC
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:legColor
                                    
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                                            bluish-gray
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:length
                                    
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                                            40–51 cm
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:migratory
                                    
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                                            true
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:nativeRange
                                    
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                                            gptkb:North_America
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:nesting
                                    
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                                            ground nest near water
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:notableFeature
                                    
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                                            sweeping bill side to side in water
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:order
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Charadriiformes
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:plumage
                                    
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                                            black and white with grayish head and neck in non-breeding season
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            black and white with rusty head and neck in breeding season
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:scientificName
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Recurvirostra_americana
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:symbol
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Audubon_Society_(California_chapter)
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:weight
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            275–420 g
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:wingspan
                                    
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                                            68–76 cm
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:winteringRange
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Mexico
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            southern United States
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:bfsParent
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Palo_Alto_Baylands_Nature_Preserve
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:San_Francisco_Bay
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:bfsLayer
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            5
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                | 
                                    
                                        https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
                                    
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                                            American avocet
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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