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The curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) is a small wader that breeds on the tundra of Arctic Siberia. It is strongly migratory , wintering mainly in Africa , but also in south and southeast Asia and in Australia and New Zealand . [ 2 ]
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 ...
Upland sandpiper: Bartramia longicauda (Bechstein, 1812) 1 Bristle-thighed curlew: Numenius tahitiensis (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 2 Eurasian whimbrel: Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758) 3 Hudsonian whimbrel: Numenius hudsonicus Latham, 1790: 4 Little curlew: Numenius minutus Gould, 1841: 5 Eskimo curlew: Numenius borealis (Forster, JR, 1772) (probably ...
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]
The genus Limosa was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) as the type species. [6] [7] The genus name Limosa is from Latin and means "muddy", from limus, "mud". [8]
A piece of fossilized vomit, dating back to when dinosaurs roamed the earth, was discovered in Denmark, the Museum of East Zealand said on Monday.
Calidris tenuirostris, commonly known as the great knot, is the largest species of the genus Calidris (sandpiper), in the family Scolopacidae. Its sister species, the red knot , is the next largest. Adult great knots can measure 26 to 30 cm (10 to 12 in), with a wingspan of 56 to 66 cm (22 to 26 in), and weighing 115 to 261 g (4.1 to 9.2 oz).