Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Sandpipers and Allies :: Slender-billed Curlew

Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris

Described by: Vieillot (1817)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

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Range

C. Asia;
Ex. restricted breeding range;
Breeding grounds are unknown, but may be near Tara, n. of Omsk in c. Siberia (Altai) or from sw. Siberia, n. Kazakhstan to e. Iran.
Migrates through and occasionally reported from Italy, Albania, Greece, Bulgaria (Poda Lagoon), Romania (Danube Delta), Hungary (Hortobagy National Park), Greece (Evrotas Delta), Crete and unconfirmed reports from Spain (Donana).
Winters in the Mediterranean region in s. Italy and nw. Africa (Merja Zerga, Morocco).

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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