Jenjang dan burung perancah (Cranes & Waders)
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
- tidak umum
- 40 km/h
- Hampir terancam
That long down-curved bill probes deep into mudflats. Delivers messages with the sound of a fading whistle.
- Populasi
- ~835,000-1,310,000 mature individuals globally (decreasing)
- Habitat
- Breeds on upland moors, peat bogs, heathlands, fens, grasslands, meadows, and dune valleys; winters on muddy coasts, estuaries, tidal mudflats, sandy beaches, mangroves, saltmarshes, and inland lakes/rivers
- Fakta menarik
- The Eurasian Curlew's evocative bubbling "cur-lee" call, given from its long, downcurved bill, is the source of its common name; the same imitative root gives French "courlis."
- Sebaran
- Breeds across temperate Europe and Russia/Siberia (British Isles through Scandinavia into Siberia); winters along coasts of northwestern Europe, the Mediterranean, Africa, the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Japan, and the Sundas
- Makanan
- Probes soft mud and sand with its long, curved bill for invertebrates — worms, small crabs, molluscs, and other invertebrates; also takes berries and seeds on breeding grounds
- Ukuran
- 0,55 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,97 m
- Masa hidup
- 9,5 tahun
