Range Description: American Avocet - Recurvirostra americana

Summary of the extent of the breeding, wintering, migration and year-round range of this species in the Western Hemisphere, including Canada, U.S.A. and Mexico:

Canada - Breeding only: 349,906 square km
Caribbean - Wintering only: 124,856 square km
Central America - Wintering only: 8,039 square km
Mexico - Resident year-round: 166,225 square km; Breeding only: 66 square km; Wintering only: 838,817 square km; Migration only: 611,560 square km
U.S.A. - Resident year-round: 38,006 square km; Breeding only: 1,899,119 square km; Wintering only: 220,886 square km; Migration only: 1,894,324 square km