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Eskimo Curlew

Courlis esquimau

Numenius borealis

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Images of the extinct Eskimo Curlew are courtesy of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Life, Habitat & Pictures of the Eskimo Curlew

B L	W W	W	Family	Latin Name
12.5" 31.8cm	27" 68.6cm	12oz 340.2g	Scolopacidae	Numenius borealis (E)

The Eskimo Curlew is another one of the North American birds that has become extinct. Through overhunting, this bird disappeared in the 1960's and has not been seen since. Even in the 1800's, they were never seen in great numbers. They nested in the tundra in the northwestern regions of North America and during the winter months they would migrate on to the islands in the Caribbean Sea.

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