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Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata - Courlis cendré

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Scolopacidés
Genus
:
Numenius
Species
:
arquata

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 60 cm
Wingspan
: 80 à 100 cm.
Weight
: 475 à 1360 g

Longevity

32 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) is a species of bird in the Scolopacidae family.

Subspecific information 3 Subspecies

Numenius arquata arquata (w, n and c Europe)
Numenius arquata orientalis (w and c Siberia to Manchuria)
Numenius arquata suschkini (w Kazakhstan to sw Siberia)

Foreign names

Courlis cendré,
Zarapito Real,
Maçarico-real,
Großer Brachvogel,
Nagy póling,
Wulp,
Chiurlo maggiore,
Storspov,
Storspove,
hvizdák veľký,
koliha velká,
Storspove,
kuovi,
Grootwulp,
becut eurasiàtic,
Fjöruspói,
kulik wielki,
(kuitala), kluite,
veliki škurh,
Большой кроншнеп,
Gajahan besar,
ダイシャクシギ,
白腰杓鹬,
นกอีก๋อยใหญ่,
大杓鷸〔白腰杓鷸〕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Shrubland : Temperate ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Marine Intertidal : Mud Flats and Salt Flats, Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Sand Dunes, Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land