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Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)

Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)

About Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Pelicans
  • Family: Sandpipers and Allies

The long-billed curlew is a large North American shorebird of the family Scolopacidae. This species was also called "sicklebird" and the "candlestick bird". The species breeds in central and western North America, migrating southward and coastward for the winter.

Source: Wikipedia

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