Eurasian Curlew — Numenius arquata
1998
The Eurasian Curlew is breeding in temperate, boreal and subarctic habitats scattered over the Palearctic (Fig. 98). It is replaced by the Fareastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis in the E Palearctic. Mostly 2 distinct subspecies are recognized (Vaurie 1965, Glutz et al. 1977, Cramp & Simmons 1983, Stepanyan 1990):
N. a. arquata, breeding in W and Central Europe.
N. a. orientalis, breeding in Central Asia.
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