Long-billed Curlew

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Numenius americanus

Long-billed Curlew, a reference photo
Photo: Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

The long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus) is a large North American shorebird of the family Scolopacidae. This species was also called "sicklebird" and the "candlestick bird". The species breeds in central and western North America, migrating southward and coastward for the winter.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Long-billed Curlew being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Species
Numenius americanus

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