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A Beginners Guide to North American Curlews


Curlews are large, long-legged shorebirds, buff in color with varying
amounts of black markings on the back and wings.

Curlews have long decurved beaks.

Sexes are similar.


Curlews are the largest members of the sandpiper family.

Sizes range from 11 to 23.6 inches, much of this length is bill.

The curlew makes a nonstop flight between breeding grounds. Some
of the godwits and ibises are called curlews.


Picture Curlews



Curlews are of the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes.

Types of North American Curlews Include:

Bristle Thighed Curlew
Eskimo Curlew
Eurasian Curlew
Far Eastern Curlew
Long Billed Curlew
Whimbrel


See Also:

Index of North American Birds

North American Shorebirds

Sandpipers


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