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Western Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata arquata

Classification

Class
Aves

The Eurasian curlew or common curlew (Numenius arquata) is a very large wader in the family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across temperate Europe and Asia. In Europe, this species is often referred to just as the "curlew", and in Scotland known as the "whaup" in Scots.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 45United Kingdom · 36Germany · 5Belgium · 4