Recurved Beaks 
A recurved bill is the opposite of a decurved bill.  Instead of the bill curving down, it curves up.  This unusual bill can be found in avocets.  They swish the end of their bill along the top of the water searching for food.


Hudsonian Godwit

 

Created by: Jody Hildreth
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Revised: November 03, 2003.