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Numenius

[sháo yù shǔ]
A genus of snipe family
Curlew (scientific name: Numenius )Yes Charadriiformes Sandpiperidae It is a kind of medium to large coastal birds.
Latin name
Numenius
Chinese scientific name
Numenius

morphological character

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Their long beak looks like a sickle, and the tip of the beak bends downward. There are about 8 kinds in the world. The curlew has a long head, neck and legs. Its feathers are gray or brown, and some have stripes.

Distribution range

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Distributed in China Curlew Big curlew Middle curlew Little curlew

Species identification

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Photo summary of curlew
Little curlew It is the smallest with a mouth about 1.5 times as long as its head, and its skin is yellow all over;
Middle curlew The head has watermelon skin lines, the mouth is about twice the length of the head, and the body color is dark;
Curlew The body is large, the mouth length is more than 3 times the head length, but the body color is light, and the lower body is almost white. When flying, the underwing coverts are almost white;
Big curlew It is large in size and yellow brown in color. When flying, the wings are covered with black and brown stripes. [1-2]