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Long-billed Curlew

Numenius americanus

Photo by DonnaPomeroy
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Field Notes

Description:

Adult Description
•Large shorebird.
•Extremely long, down-curved bill.
•Buffy brown in color.
•Plain crown.

Habitat:

San Francisco Bay wetlands.

Notes:

North America's largest shorebird, the Long-billed Curlew breeds in the grasslands of the Great Plains and Great Basin.

Reference Links:

Long-billed Curlew, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Seema
The choosticks like beaks are perfect for picking up molluscs

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California Coastal Wildlife Watch
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Birds of the World
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PublishedMarch 7, 2012

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