Long-billed Curlew Photo Gallery

Large, long-legged shorebird with a very long curved bill. Underparts are washed with a pale cinnamon color.

In flight, note rusty wing patches.

A large, long-legged shorebird with a very long, thin curved bill. Pale cinnamon below, with brown speckling and barring above.

Very long curved bill is distinctive. Note heavy football-shaped body, plain crown, and pale cinnamon wash on the belly.

Large, long-billed shorebird with cinnamon underwings.

Uses its long, curved bill to probe into burrows or between rocks for crabs and shrimp, which it swallows whole.

Uses its long bill to probe into underground burrows for crabs and shrimp.

Breeds in areas with sparse, short grasses, including shortgrass and mixed-grass prairies as well as agricultural fields.

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