Birds of Rosewood Nature Study Area

A guide to the birds that inhabit Rosewood Nature Study Area in Reno, NV.

Long-billed Curlew

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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