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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Order
CHARADRIIFORMES
Family
Sandpipers, Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
Code 4
EUCU
Code 6
NUMARQ
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Curved (up or down)
Eye Color:
Dark brown
Head pattern:
Streaked, Eyering
Crown Color:
Brown streaked.
Forehead Color:
Brown streaked.
Nape Color:
Brown streaked.
Throat Color:
Brown streaked.
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
56 cm (22 in)
Weight:
907-1360 g (32-48 oz)
Size:
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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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X