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{{nihongo|'''Nodagawa Station'''|野田川駅|Nodagawa-eki}} is a [[train station]] in [[Yosano, Kyoto|Yosano]], [[Yosa District, Kyoto|Yosa District]], [[Kyoto Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. |
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| name = Andean Avocet |
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| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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| image = Recurvirostra andina.jpg |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] |
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| classis = [[Aves]] |
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| ordo = [[Charadriiformes]] |
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| familia = [[Recurvirostridae]] |
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| genus = ''[[avocet|Recurvirostra]]'' |
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| species = '''''R. andina''''' |
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| binomial = ''Recurvirostra andina'' |
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| binomial_authority = [[Rodolfo Armando Philippi|Philippi]] & [[Christian Ludwig Landbeck|Landbeck]], 1861 |
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The '''Andean Avocet''' (''Recurvirostra andina'') is a large [[wader]] in the [[avocet]] and [[stilt]] [[bird]] family, [[Recurvirostridae]]. It is resident in the [[Andes]], breeding above 3500 m in northwestern [[Argentina]], western [[Bolivia]], northern [[Chile]] and southern [[Peru]]. |
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==Description== |
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This 43-48 cm long avocet has a white head, neck, underparts and rump, and dark brown back, wings and tail. The thin, grey legs are not as long as with other avocet species, but the long thin black bill is upturned at the end. The sexes are similar, and the juvenile plumage is undescribed. |
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*[[Kitakinki Tango Railway]] |
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:*[[Miyazu Line]] |
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The colour pattern is similar to that of the local subspecies ''Himantopus himantopus melanurus'' of [[Black-winged Stilt]], but that bird has very long red legs a white tail and a straight bill. |
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==Layout== |
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{{Sectstub|date=May 2008}} |
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==Behaviour== |
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==Adjacent stations== |
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{{j-railservice start}} |
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{{j-route|route=Kitakinki Tango Railroad Miyazu Line|col=green|f=w}} |
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{{j-rserv|service=Superexpress|b=d|previous={{ja-stalink|Amanohashidate}}|next={{ja-stalink|Tango-Ōmiya}}|col=red}} |
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{{j-rserv|service=Rapid|b=d|previous={{ja-stalink|Iwatakiguchi}}|next=Tango-Ōmiya|col=orange}} |
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{{j-rserv|service=Local|b=d|previous=Iwatakiguchi|next=Tango-Ōmiya|col=gray}} |
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The Andean Avocet nests near shallow, preferably [[alkali]]ne lakes in the Andes, often in small groups. The eggs are laid in at least January. |
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{{KTR Miyazu Line}} |
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This species is [[bird migration|non-migratory]], but may move to slightly lower altitudes when not breeding. |
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The Andean Avocet forages in shallow water or on mud flats, often sweeping its bill from side to side in water as it seeks its [[crustacean]] and [[insect]] prey. |
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[[Category:Railway stations in Kyoto Prefecture]] |
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==References== |
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{{kyoto-rail-station-stub}} |
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* Hayman, Marchant and Prater, ''Shorebirds'' ISBN 0-873403-19-4 |
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[[Category:Recurvirostra]] |
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[[ja:野田川駅]] |
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[[es:Recurvirostra andina]] |
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[[fr:Avocette des Andes]] |
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The Andean Avocet (Recurvirostra andina) is a large wader in the avocet and stilt bird family, Recurvirostridae. It is resident in the Andes, breeding above 3500 m in northwestern Argentina, western Bolivia, northern Chile and southern Peru.
Description
This 43-48 cm long avocet has a white head, neck, underparts and rump, and dark brown back, wings and tail. The thin, grey legs are not as long as with other avocet species, but the long thin black bill is upturned at the end. The sexes are similar, and the juvenile plumage is undescribed.
The colour pattern is similar to that of the local subspecies Himantopus himantopus melanurus of Black-winged Stilt, but that bird has very long red legs a white tail and a straight bill.
Behaviour
The Andean Avocet nests near shallow, preferably alkaline lakes in the Andes, often in small groups. The eggs are laid in at least January.
This species is non-migratory, but may move to slightly lower altitudes when not breeding.
The Andean Avocet forages in shallow water or on mud flats, often sweeping its bill from side to side in water as it seeks its crustacean and insect prey.
References
- Hayman, Marchant and Prater, Shorebirds ISBN 0-873403-19-4