Status in UK:
(B) Extinct (Last British record 1887)
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
35 cm
Wingspan:
70 cm
Weight:
M/F: 360 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: neos=new + mene=moon (i.e. crescent-shaped)
and L.: boreas=the north
World Distribution:
FORMERLY BRED: w Canada & Alaska, WINTERED: s South America
Habitat:
Tundra, on migration grassland, marsh & mudflat
Diet:
Poorly known, inc. insects, marine invertebrates, berries
TitBit:
Once abundant in North America, massive hunting of passage and wintering birds undoubtedly led to declines, though habitat changes may also have contributed. Still occasional reports (eg 23 birds in Texas, 1981), last seen in Britain in 1880.
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Eskimospove
Dutch:
Eskimowulp
Finnish:
Eskimokuovi
French:
Courlis esquimau
German:
Eskimobrachvogel
Hungarian:
Eszkimó póling
Icelandic:
Norðspói
Irish:
Crotach Artach
Italian:
Chiurlo boreale
Norwegian:
Eskimospove
Polish:
Kulik eskimoski
Portuguese:
Maçarico-esquimó
Spanish:
Zarapito esquimal
Swedish:
Eskimåspov
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Bosworth, F. 1955 The last of the curlews Dodd Mead & Co, New York
See Also:
Wikipedia entry
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com
These data should be cited as: Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.22, Oct 2008). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)
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