THE LITTLE CURLEW NUMENIUS MINUTUS IN SIBERIA
Summary The Little Curlew, closest relative of the Eskimo Curlew, is a rare bird and has a restricted range in eastern Siberia. Within this range, nesting colonies are scattered and separated by hundreds of kilometres. From three to 30 pairs nest 200–300 m apart and within a radius of 1 km. Some col...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1474-919x.1982.tb03775.x 2024-06-02T08:05:53+00:00 THE LITTLE CURLEW NUMENIUS MINUTUS IN SIBERIA LABUTIN, Y. V. LEONOVITCH, V. V. VEPRINTSEV, B. N. 1982 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.1982.tb03775.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1474-919X.1982.tb03775.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1982.tb03775.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Ibis volume 124, issue 3, page 302-319 ISSN 0019-1019 1474-919X journal-article 1982 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.1982.tb03775.x 2024-05-03T10:48:27Z Summary The Little Curlew, closest relative of the Eskimo Curlew, is a rare bird and has a restricted range in eastern Siberia. Within this range, nesting colonies are scattered and separated by hundreds of kilometres. From three to 30 pairs nest 200–300 m apart and within a radius of 1 km. Some colonies are associated with Golden Eagle nests. Both sexes incubate and eggs hatch in 22–23 days. Nests are found on dry well‐drained slopes of low hills and in glades of sparse woodland of larch and dwarf birch. The display flight is similar to that of the Pintail Snipe but unusual for the genus Numenius . It takes place high in the air; the male flies in circles, utters a fluting trill and plunges downwards producing a drumming sound. The Little Curlew has a breeding‐ground repertoire of at least six different sounds. In contrast to the Eskimo Curlew, which is a purely tundra species, the Little Curlew inhabits sparse larchwoods on the slopes of low hills. At the present, the Little Curlew is not in danger of extinction. Article in Journal/Newspaper Dwarf birch eskimo* Tundra golden eagle Siberia Wiley Online Library Ibis 124 3 302 319 |
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Summary The Little Curlew, closest relative of the Eskimo Curlew, is a rare bird and has a restricted range in eastern Siberia. Within this range, nesting colonies are scattered and separated by hundreds of kilometres. From three to 30 pairs nest 200–300 m apart and within a radius of 1 km. Some colonies are associated with Golden Eagle nests. Both sexes incubate and eggs hatch in 22–23 days. Nests are found on dry well‐drained slopes of low hills and in glades of sparse woodland of larch and dwarf birch. The display flight is similar to that of the Pintail Snipe but unusual for the genus Numenius . It takes place high in the air; the male flies in circles, utters a fluting trill and plunges downwards producing a drumming sound. The Little Curlew has a breeding‐ground repertoire of at least six different sounds. In contrast to the Eskimo Curlew, which is a purely tundra species, the Little Curlew inhabits sparse larchwoods on the slopes of low hills. At the present, the Little Curlew is not in danger of extinction. |
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THE LITTLE CURLEW NUMENIUS MINUTUS IN SIBERIA |
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THE LITTLE CURLEW NUMENIUS MINUTUS IN SIBERIA |
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THE LITTLE CURLEW NUMENIUS MINUTUS IN SIBERIA |
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