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This speckled, cinnamon-washed shorebird probes deep into mud and sand for aquatic invertebrates on its coastal wintering grounds and picks up grasshoppers on the breeding grounds. It breeds in the grasslands of the Great Plains and Great Basin and spends the winter in wetlands, tidal estuaries, mudflats, flooded fields, and beaches.
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Browse North American birds by shape—helpful if you don’t...
- Shorebirds
Browse North American birds by shape—helpful if you don’t know exactly which type of bird you’ve seen.
1 sty 2022 · They typically possess long bills, some with a slight upward curve like godwits and yellowlegs, and others with bills curved down such as the long-billed curlew and whimbrel. In the case of the willet, the bill is long and straight.
Pacific Flyway Shorebird Survey Size: World’s smallest shorebird, L: 4.75” Bill: Short, thin, dark; slightly decurved Legs: Yellowish Apperance: − Brownish-gray upperparts − White underparts − Gray-brown breast band − Indistinct white supercilium with darker crown and eyeline www.giffbeaton.com Least Sandpiper
15 sie 2024 · Shorebirds with curved bills, such as the Long-billed Curlew, American Avocet, Black-winged Stilt, White Ibis, Eurasian Curlew, Whimbrel, and others, display remarkable adaptations that allow them to thrive in diverse wetland habitats. Their specialized bills enable them to feed efficiently on a variety of invertebrates and small aquatic ...
Whether you're at home or in the field, this helpful shorebird ID guide has full-color photos, ID tips, and a size reference chart, and now comes in a more printer-friendly form. You can download, print out, and carry this guide with you, courtesy of Dr. Kevin McGowan and Bird Academy.
If you see a large shorebird with a surprisingly long, downwardly curved bill, it is almost certainly a curlew, a group of birds distinguished by their bills. Male and female curlews are similar in size, but the female’s bill is longer.
