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long-billed curlew
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Long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus) with mottled brown plumage walking in shallow water along a sandy shore in Saint Petersburg, Florida.
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long-billed curlew

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Also known as: Numenius americanus
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  • long-billed curlew
    curlew

    In the long-billed curlew (N. americanus), a western North American counterpart of the Eurasian curlew, the bill alone is about 20 cm (8 inches) long.

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    In the long-billed curlew (N. americanus), a western North American counterpart of the Eurasian curlew, the bill alone is about 20 cm (8 inches) long.

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