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Slender-billed Curlew

Numenius tenuirostris

Critically Endangered
Flügelspannweite
50,6 cm
Gewicht
307,5 g
Familie
Scolopacidae
Ordnung
Charadriiformes

Über uns

Slender-billed Curlew: 36–41 cm, critically endangered or possibly extinct curlew with fine bill, whitish rump, and dark heart-shaped flank-spots. Bred in Siberian bog forest; wintered around Mediterranean and Gulf. Last confirmed record 1994–95 Morocco. Population collapse due to hunting and wetland loss. CR (possibly EX).

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Flügelspannweite 50,6 cm 19.9 in
Gewicht 307,5 g 10.85 oz

Habitat & Range

Erhaltungsstatus

Critically Endangered
IUCN Red List

Verhalten & Brutverhalten

Gelegegröße

4

Taxonomie

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Ordnung Charadriiformes (Watvögel und Möwen)
Familie Scolopacidae (Strandläufer und Schnepfen)
Genus Numenius
Arten Numenius tenuirostris

Distribution

Slender-billed Curlew has been recorded in 2 countries.

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Vorhanden Not recorded
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External Databases

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Is the Slender-billed Curlew endangered?
The Slender-billed Curlew has a conservation status of Critically Endangered.
How big is the Slender-billed Curlew?
The Slender-billed Curlew has a wingspan of 50.6 cm, weight of 307.5 g.
What order and family does the Slender-billed Curlew belong to?
The Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) belongs to the order Charadriiformes and the family Scolopacidae.

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