The elegant avocet, scientifically named Recurvirostra avosetta, is a shorebird (bird that feeds and lives in mud) that lives throughout Europe, Asia and Africa.

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It is a bird belonging to the family of the Recurvirostridae and the order of the Charadriiformes.

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She is recognizable with her all-black and white body. Its beak is black and its legs are bluish.

In the avocet, it is impossible to recognize the female from the male.

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The elegant avocet feeds mainly on crustaceans and aquatic insects.

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She lives near lagoons, marshes, estuaries and the sea.

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It nests in colonies, on the ground. She lays 3 to 4 eggs .

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It is a fairly silent species.

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On the conservation status of IUCN, it is: LC Least concern.