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The American Avocet is one of the more boldly-patterned shorebird species that is common at Quivira. The Refuge is a major shorebird migration stopover. More than 35 species have been recorded here.
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The tallest North American bird, and one of the rarest: now numbering about 600 in the world, there were once as few as 16.
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