Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae) - HBW 3
Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
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
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An adult bird locating and digging a crayfish out of the mud, and a Willet coming and stealing it away Ventura County, California, USA (ssp parvus)
Don DesJardin 31 March 2001 2 years ago 32 sec 4.6 -
Three views showing bathing and preening in a freshwater estuary. Ventura River Mouth, Ventura County, California, USA (ssp parvus)
Don DesJardin 5 November 2008 1 year ago 39 sec 4.5 -
An adult bird walking on the ground and feeding, while Barn Swallows are flying around Ventura County, California, USA (ssp parvus)
Don DesJardin 31 July 2001 2 years ago 21 sec 4.4 -
An adult bird foraging in a fallow field, with Barn Swallows flying above Ventura County, California, USA (ssp parvus)
Don DesJardin 31 July 2001 2 years ago 21 sec 4.3 -
A bird foraging in front of a group of sleeping American Avocets La Antigua, Veracruz State, Mexico (Southern)
Josep del Hoyo 7 October 2006 2 years ago 23 sec 4 -
A bird standing in the wind together with a group of Black-necked Stilts La Antigua, Veracruz State, Mexico (Southern)
Josep del Hoyo 7 October 2006 2 years ago 28 sec 3.8
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A long-billed curlew walking on an island in the San Diego floodway San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
Icarus_Swenson 6 July 2009 27 weeks ago 3.5 -
Foraging in wet field San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Riverside County, California, USA
Conan Guard 2 May 2009 7 weeks ago 3 -
Adult foraging in wet field San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Riverside County, California, USA
Conan Guard 2 May 2009 7 weeks ago 3 -
The long-billed curlew was feeding in the grass in a grazed down area. Sand Hills, Nebraska, USA
Mike Ross 10 May 2008 22 weeks ago 3
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