Wildlife In Guatemala: A Flock Of American Avocets Forage In A Wetland. A Flock Of American Avocets Is Seen Wading In One Of The Wetlands Near The Pacific Ocean, In The Las Lisas Beach, In The Department Of Santa Rosa, In The Southeast Of Guatemala. The American Avocet (Recurvirostra Americana) Is A Large Wader In The Avocet And Stilt Family, Recurvirostridae, Found In North America. It Spends Much Of Its Time Foraging In Shallow Water Or On Mud Flats, Often Sweeping Its Bill From Side To Side In Water As It Seeks Crustacean And Insect Prey. While Located Mostly In North America, This Particular Flock Was Spotted In This Central American Country. The Breeding Habitat Consists Of Marshes, Beaches, Prairie Ponds, And Shallow Lakes In The Mid-West, As Far North As Southern Canada. These Breeding Grounds Are Largely In Areas Just East Of The Rocky Mountains, And Even Down To Parts Of The South-West Of The United States. Their Migration Route Lands Them In Almost Every State In The Western U.s. The Avocet's Wintering Grounds Are Mainly Coastal. Along The Atlantic Ocean, They Are Found In North And South Carolina, Georgia And Florida. There Are Also Wintering Grounds Along The Gulf Of Mexico And Mexico. The American Avocet Tends To Prefer Habitats With Fine Sediments For Foraging. In The Winter, It Feeds Extensively On Brine Shrimp. Usually, This Entails The Avocet Pecking While Walking Or Wading On The Shore, But It Can Also Swim To Expand Foraging Area. During The Breeding Season, Avocets Continue To Eat Brine Shrimp But Switch Mainly To Consuming Brine Flies.

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