The Long-billed Curlew [ Pictures for Easy Identification]

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Introduction

What the Long-billed Curlew Looks Like

The Long-billed Curlew has overall_color color of brown and cinnamon.

The Long-billed Curlew has above_color color of brown and cinnamon.

The Long-billed Curlew has head color of brown and cinnamon.

The Long-billed Curlew has face color of brown and cinnamon.

The Long-billed Curlew has below_color color of brown and cinnamon.

The Long-billed Curlew has undertail color of brown and cinnamon.

The Long-billed Curlew has back color of brown and cinnamon.

The Long-billed Curlew has bill color of brown and pink.

The Long-billed Curlew has wing color of brown and cinnamon.

The Long-billed Curlew has belly color of brown and cinnamon.

The Long-billed Curlew has tail color of brown and cinnamon.

The Long-billed Curlew has chest color of brown and cinnamon.

The Long-billed Curlew has leg color of brownish.

The Long-billed Curlew has neck color of brown and cinnamon.

Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Long-billed Curlew

The length of the Long-billed Curlew is from 19.7 inches to 25.6 inches (50.0 cm to 65.0 cm).

The weight of the Long-billed Curlew is from 17.3 ounces to 33.5 ounces (490.4 grams to 949.7 grams).

The wingspan of the Long-billed Curlew is from 24.4 inches to 35.0 inches (62.0 cm to 88.9 cm).

Pictures of the Long-billed Curlew

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Long-billed Curlew, Long-billed Curlew (Vincent Park) by black_throated_green_warbler, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Long-billed Curlew, Long-billed Curlew by Becky Matsubara, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Long-billed Curlew, Long-billed Curlew (Meeker Slough) by black_throated_green_warbler, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Long-billed Curlew, Long-billed Curlew by Becky Matsubara, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Long-billed Curlew, long billed curlews by USFWS Pacific Southwest Region, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Long-billed Curlew, Long Billed Curlew by niiicedave, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Long-billed Curlew, Long-billed Curlew by rtilden, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Long-billed Curlew, Long-Billed Curlew by jkirkhart35, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Long-billed Curlew, Long Billed Curlew by jkirkhart35, from flickr, licensed under CC
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flight Long-billed Curlew, long-billed curlew in flight palo alto jan by russimages, from flickr, licensed under CC
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flight Long-billed Curlew, Long Billed Curlew ( Numenius americanus) by jkirkhart35, from flickr, licensed under CC
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flight Long-billed Curlew, Long-billed Curlew in flight by amitp, from flickr, licensed under CC
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flight Long-billed Curlew, Majesty in Flight by USFWS Mountain Prairie, from flickr, licensed under CC
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flight Long-billed Curlew, Long Billed Curlew – Flight by jkirkhart35, from flickr, licensed under CC
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flight Long-billed Curlew, Long-billed curlew by USFWS Pacific Southwest Region, from flickr, licensed under CC

Feeding Behavior of the Long-billed Curlew

Forages by moving fast over grassland or mudflats while grabbing insects with its long beak or probing just below the mud`s or soil`s surface.

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What the Long-billed Curlew Likes to Eat

The Long-billed Curlew feeds on the following:

  • insects (beetles, grasshoppers, caterpillars)
  • spiders
  • toads
  • eggs and young of other birds
  • berries
  • crabs
  • crayfish
  • mollusks
  • marine worms
  • other large invertebrates.

Where To Find the Long-billed Curlew

You can find the Long-billed Curlew in the following habitats:

  • High plains
  • rangeland
  • cultivated land
  • tideflats
  • salt marshes
  • farm fields
  • marshes
  • coastal mudflats
  • grasslands.