极北杓鹬

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同属物种

太平洋杓鹬

Bristle-thighed Curlew

白腰杓鹬

Eurasian Curlew

中杓鹬

Eurasian Whimbrel

大杓鹬

Far Eastern Curlew

美洲中杓鹬

Hudsonian Whimbrel

小杓鹬

Little Curlew

形态与习性

The Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis), also known as northern curlew, is a species of curlew in the family Scolopacidae. It was one of the most numerous shorebirds in the tundra of western Arctic Canada and Alaska. Thousands of birds were then killed per year in the late 1800s. As there has not been a reliable sighting since 1987 or a confirmed sighting since 1963, the Eskimo curlew is considered Critically Endangered or possibly extinct. The bird is about 30 cm (12 in) long and feeds mostly on