Snipes, Sandpipers and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) - HBW 3, p. 505
French: Courlis à long bec
German: Rostbrachvogel
Spanish: Zarapito Americano
Taxonomy: Numenius americanus Bechstein, 1812, New York.
Race parvus formerly labelled occidentalis; type specimen of latter lost. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- parvus Bishop, 1910 - SC British Columbia E to S Manitoba, and S to California and South Dakota; winters from California and Louisiana S to Mexico.
- americanus Bechstein, 1812 - Nevada E to South Dakota and S through Utah and NW Oklahoma to N Texas; winters from California, and Texas S to Mexico and Guatemala.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Three views showing bathing and preening in a freshwater estuary. Locality Ventura River Mouth, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp parvus)
Don DesJardin 5 November 2008 4 years ago 39 sec 4.6 -
A bird standing in the wind together with a group of Black-necked Stilts Locality La Antigua, Veracruz State, Mexico (Southern)
Josep del Hoyo 7 October 2006 5 years ago 28 sec 4.4 -
An adult bird locating and digging a crayfish out of the mud, and a Willet coming and stealing it away Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp parvus)
Don DesJardin 31 March 2001 5 years ago 32 sec 4.3 -
An adult bird foraging in a fallow field, with Barn Swallows flying above Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp parvus)
Don DesJardin 31 July 2001 5 years ago 21 sec 3.9 -
bird feeding in mudflats at the big saltwater lagoon Locality Ojo de Liebre Lagoon, Baja California Sur State, Mexico (Northern)
Thore Noernberg 15 February 2013 11 weeks ago 32 sec 3.8 -
bird walking at the beach of Santa Maria at sundawn catching a scallop for dinner - San Quintin Locality Baja California State, Mexico (Northern)
Thore Noernberg 11 February 2013 9 weeks ago 14 sec 3.8
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Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) with a crab pulled out of the mud
Locality Salinas Grandes, León Department, Nicaragua
Manfred Bienert 5 November 2011 31 weeks ago 4.3 -
Long-billed Curlew at Coyote Point Reserve on San Francisco Bay
Locality California, USA (United States)
Ethan Winning 15 October 2012 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
Long billed curlew
Locality Sanibel Island, Lee County, Florida, USA (United States)
Paul Cools 6 February 2010 30 weeks ago 4 -
Long-billed Curlew feeding in a pasture in the grasslands.
Locality Pawnee National Grassland, Colorado, USA (United States)
Mike Ross 22 April 2012 32 weeks ago 4 -
Feeding in estuary.
Locality San Carlos, Sonora State, Mexico (Northern)
manakin 13 April 2008 1 year ago 3.9 -
Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
Locality Salinas Grandes, León Department, Nicaragua
Manfred Bienert 4 December 2012 31 weeks ago 3.8
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