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Curlew sandpiper species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds Archived 2015-07-18 at the Wayback Machine; Pictures of curlew sandpiper at Birdlife Finland Archived 2018-10-19 at the Wayback Machine; Identification article on autumn curlew sandpipers; Ageing and sexing (PDF; 1.4 MB) by Javier Blasco-Zumeta & Gerd-Michael Heinze
Sandpipers range in size from the least sandpiper, at as little as 18 grams (0.040 pounds) and 11 cm (4.3 in) in length, to the Far Eastern curlew, at up to 66 cm (26 in) in length, and the Eurasian curlew, at up to 1.3 kg (2.9 lb).
The Eurasian curlew pictured in the coat of arms of Oulunsalo, a former municipality of North Ostrobothnia, Finland Curlews enjoy a worldwide distribution. Most species exhibit strong migratory habits and consequently one or more species can be encountered at different times of the year in Europe, Ireland , Britain , Iberia , Iceland , Africa ...
A male long-billed curlew in flight. The long-billed curlew is the largest sandpiper of regular occurrence in North America. It is 50–65 cm (20–26 in) long, 62–90 cm (24 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 35 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) across the wing and weighs 490–950 g (1 lb 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 oz – 2 lb 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 oz). [3]
Little curlew: Numenius minutus Gould, 1841: 5 Eskimo curlew: Numenius borealis (Forster, JR, 1772) (probably E) 6 Long-billed curlew: Numenius americanus Bechstein, 1812: 7 Far Eastern curlew: Numenius madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766) 8 Slender-billed curlew: Numenius tenuirostris Vieillot, 1817: 9 Eurasian curlew: Numenius arquata (Linnaeus ...
The body is reportedly 565–1,150 g (1.246–2.535 lb), which may be equaled by the Eurasian curlew. [4] The extremely long bill, at 12.8–20.1 cm (5.0–7.9 in) in length, rivals the bill size of the closely related long-billed curlew as the longest bill for a sandpiper. [3]
The Eurasian curlew is the largest wader in its range, at 50–60 cm (20–24 in) in length, with an 89–106 cm (35–42 in) wingspan and a body weight of 410–1,360 g (0.90–3.00 lb). [7] It is mainly greyish brown, with a white back, greyish-blue legs and a very long curved bill.
The Hudsonian whimbrel (Numenius hudsonicus) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae.It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across much of subarctic North America. [2]