Sandpipers, Snipes 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 3 years ago 39 sec 4.5 -
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 4 years ago 32 sec 4.3 -
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 4 years ago 28 sec 4.2 -
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 4 years ago 21 sec 3.9 -
An adult bird walking on the ground and feeding, while Barn Swallows are flying around Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp parvus)
Don DesJardin 31 July 2001 4 years ago 21 sec 3.7 -
A bird preening Locality San Blas, Nayarit State, Mexico (Northern)
Eldert Groenewoud 28 February 2007 3 years ago 17 sec 3.5
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Feeding in estuary.
Locality San Carlos, Sonora State, Mexico (Northern)
manakin 13 April 2008 34 weeks ago 3.9 -
An adult in flight
Locality Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary, Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USA (United States)
AndrewSmith 8 December 2011 7 weeks ago 3.8 -
Long-billed curlew feeding
Locality University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States)
Justin Watts 11 November 2010 1 year ago 3.8 -
Long-billed Curlew working the grass in the Sand Hills of Nebraska.
Locality Sand Hills, Nebraska, USA (United States)
Mike Ross 22 May 2011 19 weeks ago 3.5 -
Male - standing in a stubble field near a farm
Locality Pambrun, Saskatchewan, Canada
Blair Wainman 2 May 2010 1 year ago 3.4 -
An adult bird in flyght
Locality Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA (United States)
raniero massoli-novelli 1 June 1998 14 weeks ago 3.2
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