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Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Aves
      Order: Charadriiformes
        Family: Scolopacidae
          Genus: Numenius
            Species: americanus

Long-Billed Curlew - Numenius americanus

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) is also known as ?sicklebird? because of their long, downward curving bill. It is a large (50-60 cm) waterbird that breeds west of the Mississippi River in the U.S. and up into southern Canada. It winters in Mexico. They breed in New Mexico habitats with short grasses, such as prairies and agricultural fields.

Status

Global Rank: G4

State Rank: S3B,S4M

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BLM Status: BLM WATCH

SWAP Status: SGCN

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Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 340

Number of Mapped Locations: 1132

Number of Observations: 1211

Observation date range: 04-07-1933 to 01-15-2022

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