Eskimo curlew

Eskimo curlew specimen, from the Recently Extinct American birds exhibit. The last confirmed sightings were in the early 1960s, after this exhibit was created, and the species is currently listed as critically endangered and possibly extinct.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Field Museum of Natural History
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1936
Subjects:
Field Museum of Natural History
Natural history museums
Museum exhibits
Museums > Illinois
Birds
Endangered species
Mounted specimens
eskimo*
Online Access:http://www.idaillinois.org/u?/fmnh3,590
Description
Summary:Eskimo curlew specimen, from the Recently Extinct American birds exhibit. The last confirmed sightings were in the early 1960s, after this exhibit was created, and the species is currently listed as critically endangered and possibly extinct.

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