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;[[:Category:Numenius|Numenius]] arquata | ;[[:Category:Numenius|Numenius]] arquata | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
A widespread and generally common bird in the Western Palearctic. Breeds in the [[British Isles]] (except east and south-east [[England]]), discontinuously from [[France]] east to [[Poland]], throughout coastal and lowland [[Scandinavia]], the [[Baltic States]] and across [[Russia]] between about 48 and 64 degrees N. Southern limits are the Pyrenees, Alps and the Black Sea. | A widespread and generally common bird in the Western Palearctic. Breeds in the [[British Isles]] (except east and south-east [[England]]), discontinuously from [[France]] east to [[Poland]], throughout coastal and lowland [[Scandinavia]], the [[Baltic States]] and across [[Russia]] between about 48 and 64 degrees N. Southern limits are the Pyrenees, Alps and the Black Sea. | ||
| − | + | [[Image:IMG 00864.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Macswede|Macswede}}<br />Helensburgh, [[Scotland]], October 2012]] | |
Resident in [[Ireland]], parts of coastal [[Britain]], [[Brittany]], coastal [[Netherlands]] and south-west [[Sweden]]. Elsewhere a summer visitor, present April-August. | Resident in [[Ireland]], parts of coastal [[Britain]], [[Brittany]], coastal [[Netherlands]] and south-west [[Sweden]]. Elsewhere a summer visitor, present April-August. | ||
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Vagrant north to Jan Mayen, Bear Island and south to [[Canary Islands|Canaries]], [[Azores]] and [[Cape Verde Islands]]. | Vagrant north to Jan Mayen, Bear Island and south to [[Canary Islands|Canaries]], [[Azores]] and [[Cape Verde Islands]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | *''N. a. arquata'' | + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: |
| − | *''N. a. orientalis'' | + | *''N. a. arquata'' : |
| + | :*breeds [[British Isles]] to Ural Mts.; winters to north-western [[Africa]] and [[India]] | ||
| + | *''N. a. orientalis'': | ||
| + | :*breeds eastern [[Russia]], Manchuria; winters to Africa, south-eastern [[Asia]] and [[Indonesia]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Breeds in wet grassland and meadows, drier parts of marshes, farmland, heaths and moorland. In winter mainly coastal, on estuaries and sandy shores, saltmarshes, on coastal grasslands and to a lesser extent, on inland wetlands. | Breeds in wet grassland and meadows, drier parts of marshes, farmland, heaths and moorland. In winter mainly coastal, on estuaries and sandy shores, saltmarshes, on coastal grasslands and to a lesser extent, on inland wetlands. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes small invertebrates, small crabs and earthworms. | The diet includes small invertebrates, small crabs and earthworms. | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| − | Its nest is a bare scrape | + | Its nest is a bare scrape. The 3-6 eggs are incubated for about a month. |
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| − | Call: ''curloo-oo.'' | + | '''Call''': ''curloo-oo.'' |
<flashmp3>Numenius arquata (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Numenius arquata (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Numenius arquata (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Numenius arquata (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct12}}#Wikipedia |
| − | #Wikipedia | + | {{ref}} |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Numenius+arquata}} | {{GSearch|Numenius+arquata}} | ||
Revision as of 22:25, 27 December 2012
- Numenius arquata
Identification
50-57cm.
- Grey brown
- White back
- Long curved bill
Distribution
A widespread and generally common bird in the Western Palearctic. Breeds in the British Isles (except east and south-east England), discontinuously from France east to Poland, throughout coastal and lowland Scandinavia, the Baltic States and across Russia between about 48 and 64 degrees N. Southern limits are the Pyrenees, Alps and the Black Sea.
Resident in Ireland, parts of coastal Britain, Brittany, coastal Netherlands and south-west Sweden. Elsewhere a summer visitor, present April-August.
In winter found in southern Iceland, throughout the British Isles and much of western and southern Europe, Turkey and North Africa. Has bred in Spain and occasionally does so elsewhere out of main range including very small numbers in Italy.
Vagrant north to Jan Mayen, Bear Island and south to Canaries, Azores and Cape Verde Islands.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies1:
- N. a. arquata :
- breeds British Isles to Ural Mts.; winters to north-western Africa and India
- N. a. orientalis:
Habitat
Breeds in wet grassland and meadows, drier parts of marshes, farmland, heaths and moorland. In winter mainly coastal, on estuaries and sandy shores, saltmarshes, on coastal grasslands and to a lesser extent, on inland wetlands.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes small invertebrates, small crabs and earthworms.
Breeding
Its nest is a bare scrape. The 3-6 eggs are incubated for about a month.
Vocalisation
Call: curloo-oo.
<flashmp3>Numenius arquata (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Eurasian Curlew. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Eurasian_Curlew
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