Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce D. Dugger ◽  
Katie M. Dugger
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2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce D. Dugger ◽  
Katie M. Dugger
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1981 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 537-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
WELDON F. BUTLER ◽  
GARY S. PFAFFENBERGER


1937 ◽  
Vol 69 (12) ◽  
pp. 264-266
Author(s):  
F. H. Wilson

The species description presented is based on specimens taken by E. R. Tinkham from the long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus Wils.) collected at Presidio, Texas, May 26, 1929. The specimens are a part of the University of Minnesota collection which has been loaned to the writer for study and identification during the past few years. I am deeply indebted to Prof. C. E. Mickel for his kindness in regard to the loans from the Minnesota collections.



2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill A. Shaffer ◽  
Lawrence D. Igl ◽  
Douglas H. Johnson ◽  
Marriah L. Sondreal ◽  
Christopher M. Goldade ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 94 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. García-Varela ◽  
J.-K. Park ◽  
J.S. Hernández-Orts ◽  
C.D. Pinacho-Pinacho

Abstract A new species of the genus Plagiorhynchus Lühe, 1911 from the intestine of the long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus) from northern Mexico is described. Plagiorhynchus (Plagiorhynchus) aznari n. sp. is morphologically distinguished from other congeneric species from the Americas by having a trunk expanded anteriorly and a cylindrical proboscis, armed with 19 longitudinal rows of hooks, with 14–15 hooks each row. Nearly complete sequences of the small subunit and large subunit of the nuclear ribosomal DNA of the new species were determined and compared with available sequences from GenBank. Phylogenetic analyses inferred from the two molecular markers consistently showed that P. (Plagiorhynchus) aznari n. sp. is closely related to P. (Plagiorhynchus) allisonae, and this clade is sister to a clade formed by P. (Prosthorhynchus) transversus and P. (Prosthorhynchus) cylindraceus from Plagiorhynchidae. The new species represents the second record of the genus in Mexico and the fourth species in the Americas. The phylogenetic relationships among the members of the order Polymorphida in this study provide significant insights into the evolution of ecological associations between parasites and their definitive hosts. Our analyses suggest that the colonization of marine mammals, fish-eating birds and waterfowl in Polymorphidae might have occurred independently, from a common ancestor of Centrorhynchidae and Plagiorhynchidae that colonized terrestrial birds and mammals.



2002 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Mark A. Colwell ◽  
Ryan L. Mathis ◽  
Linda W. Leeman ◽  
Thomas S. Leeman


1969 ◽  
pp. 239-243
Author(s):  
Georgina Brabata ◽  
Roberto Carmona

Feeding behaviour of four species for large shorebirds (Scolopacidae) was studied in a tidal mudflat, Chametla, Mexico, to determine the foraging efficiency of Limosa fedoa, Numenius phaeopus, Numenius americanus and Catoptrophorus semipalmatus in a stopover/wintering area; and their activity with the tide cicle. The study area was visited in the winter of 1993 during the daylight hours. Each species was observed for 15 min during each tide type. The tide type does not affect the frequency with which the species use the different foraging strategies. In general, probing was more efficient than pecking. Considering distribution and prey, L. fedoa had the highest efficiency with this feeding strategy. Both species of Numenius were more efficient with pecking than other species. C. semipalmatus has the highest efficiency because it is an oportunistic species, L. fedoa is generalistic, both Numenius are especialists and C. semipalmatus is oportunistic.





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