Eastern curlew (66/75)

Numenius-madagascariensis_13728.jpg Eastern curlewThumbnailsEastern curlew

Far eastern curlews are the largest and longest billed of all shorebirds. Here, a ruddy turnstone in the foreground is dwarfed by the curlew.

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Common names
eastern curlew, far-eastern curlew
Location
Kaiaua, Firth of Thames, Waikato, New Zealand
Photo ID
13728