Little Curlew
Numenius minutusGould, J, 1841
English (US) Little Curlew
The Little Curlew (Numenius minutus) 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 patchily in subarctic taiga of west-central to east-central Siberia; winters coastal and inland south-central New Guinea, Port Moresby area (southeastern New Guinea), and northern Australia to west-central and east-central coastsRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Numenius minutus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Little Curlew
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1841
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1841
- Type locality
- New South Wales.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.8, no.95 p.176
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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