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Eurasian Curlew
Latin Name:
Numenius arquata
Category:
Size:
58cm
Description:
Sexes alike. A large wader. Sandy-brown upper body, scalloped fulvous and black; white rump and lower back; whitish below, streaked black; very long, down-curved beak. Mostly solitary; feeds with other large waders; runs on ground, between tidemarks, occasionally venturing into very shallow water; a truly wild and wary bird, not easy to approach close.
Habitat:
Estuaries, creeks, large remote marshes.
Distribution:
Winter visitor; sea coast, west to east; large inland marshes, rivers.
Call:
Call Description:
Famed scream; a wild, rather musical cour…leeor…cooodee… the first note longer.
IUCN:
National Status:
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