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Little CurlewAlternative names: "Pygmy Curlew", "Little Whimbrel" Size: 30-36 cm Weight: 175 g (average) |
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Classification
Distribution
Sightings
Photos
Breeding
Nest
Eggs
Behaviour
Food
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Taxonomy, classification |
See Little Curlew
at Wikipedia 
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Note that the name "Curlew" is often used incorrectly in everyday Australian English language use to stand for "Stone-curlew". Their correct names are "Bush Stone-curlew" and "Beach Stone-curlew".
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Range, habitat, finding this species |
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range and finding this species
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Sightings |
We have spotted a single Little Curlew at Goran Lake, an ephemeral lake about 30 km south of Gunnedah, NSW, in late October 2011, when the lake had been full of water for about half a year. This species had not been spotted at this location during several earlier visits and has not been seen there since.
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Photos |
Frontal view of a Little Curlew (left) and with its head
turned (right)
[Goran Lake, NSW, October 2011]
Lateral view of a Little Curlew
[Goran Lake, NSW, October 2011]
Dorsal view of the same Little Curlew as shown above
[Goran Lake, NSW, October 2011]
Little Curlew in flight (photo courtesy of R. Druce)
[Goran Lake, NSW, October 2011]
Here a size comparison with a Masked Lapwing (photo
courtesy of R. Druce)
[Goran Lake, NSW, October 2011]
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Food, Diet |
Little Curlews feed on small invertebrates that they did out of mud.
Little Curlew feeding in a mudflat
[Goran Lake, NSW, October 2011]
