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curlew::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | shore bird, shorebird, limicoline bird |
| Has types | numenius borealis, eskimo curlew, european curlew, numenius arquata |
Examples of curlew
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From the largest, the curlew, to the diminutive dunlin they delight the senses.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
You can also count on seeing many species of ducks, along with curlew and ibis.
From the sfgate.com
The word among ornithologists was that the slender-billed curlew was dying out.
From the newscientist.com
It could be years before another long-billed curlew is so accessible in the state.
From the charlotteobserver.com
A marbled godwit danced around, digging for food next to a long-billed curlew.
From the sacbee.com
Among birds are snipe, curlew, redshank, heron, sedge warbler and kingfisher.
From the independent.co.uk
Curlew Guided Walking Holidays has a variety of walks costing around US$400 per week.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Birds include snipe, lapwing, curlew, redshank, all the martins, swallows and dippers.
From the independent.co.uk
The latest proof of this was at the beginning of July when a stone curlew was spotted.
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- Large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill
- Curlew is the common name for the bird genus Numenius, a group of eight wader species, characterised by a long slender downcurved bill and mainly brown plumage with little seasonal change. ...
- Curlew is an experimental free jazz group founded by saxophone player George Cartwright in 1979. Members included cellist Tom Cora and guitarist Davey Williams.
- The Curlew was built in 1856 as a wooden hulled propeller freight boat for the run between Providence and New York. She served in several capacities during the Civil War.
- The Curlew is a song cycle by Peter Warlock on poems by William Butler Yeats. It is generally considered one of the composer's finest works.
- (Curlews) are wading birds that come to wet heathland areas of the forest to breed in spring.
- Any wading bird exhibiting long spindly legs and a distinctive, wailing call: 1.Burhinus grallarius, the bush stone-curlew of New South Wales is one of the most recognisable woodland bird species, though its survival is under threat. 2. ...
- A brown, long-legged shore bird with long, slender, downward-curving bills.
- Any of various largely brownish chiefly migratory birds (especially genus Numenius) having long legs and a long slender down-curved bill and related to the sandpipers and snipes
