Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

Order

CHARADRIIFORMES

Family

Sandpipers (Scolopacidae)

Code 4

EUCU

Code 6

NUMARQ

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Curved (up or down)
Eye Color: Dark brown
Head Pattern: Striped
Crown Color: Brown streaked.
Forehead Color: Brown streaked.
Nape Color: Brown streaked.
Throat Color: Brown streaked.
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 56 cm (22 in)
Weight: 726 g (25.6 oz)
Size: 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary: Brown
Underparts: Pale brown and brown streaked.
Upperparts: Pale and medium brown.
Back Pattern: Barred or banded, Striped or streaked
Belly Pattern: Barred or banded, Striped or streaked
Breast Pattern: Barred or banded, Striped or streaked

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Has relatively slow wingbeats reminescent of a gull, wings quivered in shallow gliding courtship flight.
Wingspan Range: 89-106 cm (35-41.7 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Squared Tail
Tail Pattern: Barred
Upper Tail: Brown and white.
Under Tail: Brown and white.
Leg Color: Blue-gray

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