Far Eastern Curlew

Numenius madagascariensis

Order

CHARADRIIFORMES

Family

Sandpipers (Scolopacidae)

Code 4

FECU

Code 6

NUMMAD

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Dagger
Eye Color: No data.
Head Pattern: Striped
Crown Color: Brown streaked.
Forehead Color: Brown
Nape Color: Brown streaked.
Throat Color: Brown streaked.
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 61 cm (24 in)
Weight: 771 g (27.2 oz)
Size: 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary: Brown
Underparts: White, with pale brown and brown streaks.
Upperparts: Pale and medium brown.
Back Pattern: Striped or streaked
Belly Pattern: Striped or streaked
Breast Pattern: Striped or streaked

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Strong, direct flight.
Wingspan Range: 109 cm (43 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern: Barred
Upper Tail: Brown and white.
Under Tail: Brown and white.
Leg Color: Blue-gray

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