Long-billed Curlew

Numenius americanus

The long-billed curlew 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.

Scientific name

Numenius americanus

Family

Sandpipers and Allies

IUCN status

LC