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Fink, D., Auer, T., Johnston, A., Strimas-Mackey, M., Ligocki, S., Robinson, O., Hochachka, W., Jeromczyk, L., Crowley, C., Dunham, K., Stillman, A., Davies, I., Rodewald, A., Ruiz-Gutierrez, V. and Wood, C. 2023. eBird Status and Trends, Data Version: 2022. Ithaca, New York. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Available at: https://doi.org/10.2173/ebirdst.2022. (Accessed: 13/02/2024).
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Pardieck, K. L.; Ziolkowski Jr., D. J.; Lutmerding, M.; Hudson, M. A. R. 2018. North American Breeding Bird Survey Dataset 1966 - 2019, version 2019.0.
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: American Avocet Recurvirostra americana. Downloaded from
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Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
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