Slender-billed Curlew

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Slender-billed Curlew (<em>Numenius tenuirostris</em>) is a species of Sandpipers, Snipes (<em>Scolopacidae</em>) in the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids.

Overview

Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) is a species of Sandpipers, Snipes (Scolopacidae) in the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Numenius; binomial: Numenius tenuirostris; authority: Vieillot, 1817.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Palearctic. Non-breeding range: n AF : coastal Tunisia and Morocco; vagrant se Arabian Pen. (perhaps extinct).

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

No additional remarks recorded.

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