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Also Known As	Numenius

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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.

A Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) stands on sandy ground near water, showing its long, downward-curved bill and mottled brown and white plumage.

A whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) stands on wet sand at the edge of the Pacific Ocean in Peru, its long curved bill and reflection visible in the shallow water.

Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata)

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