Long-billed Curlew

Population Status
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Long-billed Curlew

Numenius americanus

 

Diet

Eats aquatic invertebrates and crabs; occasionally insects and eggs of other birds.

Habitat

Breeds in grasslands, but otherwise lives on shorelines.

Nesting

Lays 4 eggs in a nest made of sticks and vegetation on the ground. Incubation is 27-30 days and both the male and female incubate the eggs.

Did you know?

The long-billed curlew is the largest shorebird in North America.

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