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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut	Eskimo Curlew	American Woodcock
Nom scientifique	Numenius borealis	Scolopax minor
Ordre	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
Famille	Scolopacidae	Scolopacidae
Statut de conservation	Not Evaluated	Least Concern
Longueur	—	—
Envergure	42,8 cm (16.9 in)	26,0 cm (10.2 in)
Poids	362,0 g (12.77 oz)	192,0 g (6.77 oz)
Régime alimentaire	--	--
Taille de la couvée	3-4	3-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Eskimo Curlew only

🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

American Woodcock only

🌲 Forest

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Statut de conservation

Not Evaluated

Eskimo Curlew

Least Concern

American Woodcock

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About These Birds

Eskimo Curlew

Eskimo Curlew: 29–34 cm, small curlew once abundant on North American tundra. Critically Endangered or extinct; no confirmed record since 1963. Formerly wintered on South American pampas; hunted to near-extinction in 19th century. Resembles Whimbrel but smaller with cinnamon underwing. CR (possibly EX).

American Woodcock

American Woodcock: 25–31 cm, rotund crepuscular wader with cryptic dead-leaf plumage, large eyes set high on the head, and an extremely long flexible bill for probing earthworms. Inhabits moist woodland and shrubby margins in eastern North America; winters in southern US. Famous for spiralling courtship 'sky dance.' Migratory.

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