Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
- Family
- Sandpipers and Allies (Scolopacidae)
- Order
- Charadriiformes
Overview
The long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus) is a large North American shorebird of the family Scolopacidae. This species was also called "sicklebird" and the "candlestick bird". The species breeds in central and western North America, migrating southward and coastward for the winter.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds inland grassland from southern British Columbia eastward to southwestern Saskatchewan (southwestern Canada) southward to northeastern California and northeastern New Mexico (southwestern USA); winters to coastal and inland California, and Gulf Coast to central Panama and western Yucatan Peninsula.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Long-billed curlew
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
