Far Eastern Curlew [Numenius madagascariensis]
Description
The Far Eastern Curlew is the largest of all the curlews. It is a migratory species that breeds in northeastern Asia and winters in the Australia-East Asia flyway. They inhabit intertidal mudflats and marshes, and feed on crabs and other small invertebrates. Their plumage is mottled brown and they have a very long, downcurved bill.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
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|---|---|
| Class |
Birds
Aves
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| Order |
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Charadriiformes
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| Family |
Sandpipers and Allies
Scolopacidae
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| Genus |
Curlew
Numenius
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