Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanusBechstein, JM, 1812
English (US) Long-billed Curlew
The Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies) in the order Charadriiformes.
Range: breeds inland grassland from southern British Columbia eastward to southwestern Saskatchewan (southwestern Canada) southward to northeastern California and northeastern New Mexico (southwestern USA); winters to coastal and inland California, and Gulf Coast to central Panama and western Yucatan PeninsulaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Numenius americanus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Long-billed Curlew
- Described by
- Bechstein, JM, 1812
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Bechstein, JM, 1812
- Type locality
- New York.
- Original description
- Johann Lathams allgemeine Uebersicht der Vögel aus dem Englischen übersetzt und mit Anmerkungen und Zusätzen versehen 4 pt2 p.432
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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