Long-billed Curlew

Numenius americanus

Description:

found walking next to a Snowy Egret on the beach infront of the Santa Cruz beach Boardwalk in the water

1 Species ID Suggestions

sid.tbms 12 years ago

Long-Billed Curlew

Numenius americanus

2 Comments

JanelB 12 years ago

I agree Liam

Liam 12 years ago

Even though the last photo looks vaguely Whimbrel-ish, I'd agree with Long-billed Curlew based on back patterning, lack of prominent facial markings, and extremely long bill.

Spotted by
JanelB

Santa Cruz, California, USA

Spotted on Feb 20, 2012
Submitted on Feb 23, 2012

Spotted for Mission

California Coastal Wildlife Watch