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The
long-billed curlew
(
Numenius americanus
) is a large
North American
shorebird
of the
family
Scolopacidae
. The species breeds in the grasslands in west-central North America,
migrating
south and towards the coast in winter. It feeds predominantly on crabs and various other small invertebrates.
Photograph:
Frank Schulenburg
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