Curlews
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| Family | Scolopacidae |
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| Scientific name | Numenius |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Shorebirds |
| Mass | Eurasian curlew |
| Whimbrel | |
| Long-billed curlew | |
| Little curlew | |
| Bristle-thighed curlew | |
| Did you know | A group of curlews has many collective nouns, including a "curfew", "game", "head", "salon", and "skein" of curlews. |
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| ID | 1228760 |
About Curlews
The curlews, genus Numenius, are a group of eight species of birds, characterised by long, slender, downcurved bills and mottled brown plumage. The English name is imitative of the Eurasian curlew's call, but may have been influenced by the Old French corliu, "messenger", from courir, "to run".
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