The curlews are a group of nine species of birds in the genus Numenius, characterised by their long, slender, downcurved bills and mottled brown plumage.
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There are eight species. Curlews are streaked, gray or brown birds with long necks and fairly long legs. They breed inland in temperate and sub-Arctic regions ...
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 ...
North America's largest shorebird, the Long-billed Curlew, is a graceful creature with an almost impossibly long, thin, and curved bill.
When inland, long-billed curlews eat mostly insects and worms. In coastal areas, they probe in the mud with their long bills for shellfish, crabs, and fish.
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The curlews are a group of nine species of birds in the genus Numenius, characterised by their long, slender, downcurved bills and mottled brown plumage. The English name is imitative of the Eurasian curlew's call, but may have been influenced by... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Numenius
Collective noun: herd
Family: Scolopacidae
Class: Aves
Genus: Numenius; Brisson, 1760
Kingdom: Animalia
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Large, long-legged shorebird with a very long, thin curved bill. It has a heavy football-shaped body, a long neck, and a small round head.
The long-billed curlew is North America's largest shorebird. It breeds in the grasslands of the Great Plains and the Great Basin. Long-billed curlews weigh ...
The eye-catching Long-billed Curlew is North America's largest shorebird, but like the Mountain Plover and Buff-breasted Sandpiper, it's very often found away ...
Curlews use their long bills to probe deeply under soil and mud for insects, worms and burrowing spiders.
This incredibly long-billed sandpiper is the largest of our shorebirds; but more often than not, it is seen away from the shore. It spends the summer on the ...