- Curlew | Description, Species, Habitat, Facts | Britannica
Curlew, any of numerous medium-sized or large shorebirds belonging to the genus Numenius (family Scolopacidae) and having a bill that is decurved, or sickle-shaped, curving downward at the tip Learn more about curlews, including the eight different species
- Long-billed Curlew Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of . . .
<p>North America's largest shorebird, the Long-billed Curlew, is a graceful creature with an almost impossibly long, thin, and curved bill This speckled, cinnamon-washed shorebird probes deep into mud and sand for aquatic invertebrates on its coastal wintering grounds and picks up grasshoppers on the breeding grounds
- Curlew Bird Facts | Numenius Arquata - The RSPB Wildlife Charity
The Curlew is the largest European wading bird, found on estuaries in winter and moors in summer Look for its down-curved bill, brown upperparts, long legs and listen for its evocative, bubbling, call
- Curlew - Description, Habitat, Image, Diet, and Interesting Facts
Researchers recognize eight different species of Curlew, the slender-billed, bristle-thighed, Eurasian, Eskimo, long-billed, little, and Far Eastern Curlew, and the whimbrel All eight species have long, skinny beaks that curve slightly downward Read on to learn about the Curlew
- 8 Types of Curlews (Numenius) seen in North America - Birds of North . . .
The Long-billed Curlew is the largest shorebird found in North America and whose range is in the central regions of the continent leaning towards the western coast
- Curlew | BTO
Survey data have documented the decline in breeding Curlew populations across Britain Ireland, prompting research and conservation efforts to support the species
- Eurasian Curlew - eBird
Compare to smaller Whimbrel, which has head stripes, a piping whistled call, and Far Eastern Curlew, which has a buffy rump and extensively marked underwings Breeds mainly in grasslands, from coastal marshes to upland moors; winters mainly in coastal lowlands, especially mudflats and adjacent marshes
- Curlew - BirdWatch Ireland
The Slender-billed Curlew was a migratory shorebird that once bred in western Siberia and wintered around the Mediterranean A brown and beige wading bird similar in appearance to the Eurasian Curlew, it was distinguished by a striking flash of white under its tail, visible only in flight
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