Name:Numenius minutus
Alias:Numenius minutus,Little Curlew,Little old oil can
Outline:Wader
Family:Charadriformes S.family C.genus
length:29-32cm
Weight:108-250g
Life:10-18 years or so
IUCN:LC
Little Curlew is a small wading bird with no subspecies.
The curlew usually moves mostly alone or in small groups, but it also joins other snipes in larger groups during migration and wintering. Whenever the tide goes back, they go to the tidal flats to feed, wading in the shallow silt, pecking at insects, insect larvae, small fish, shrimp, crustaceans and mollusks, and sometimes eat algae, grass seeds and plant seeds.
The call of a young Curlew: a chirping "te-te-te" when flying or feeding in groups, and a hoarse "chay-chay-chay" when warning.
They breed in June and July and nest in clusters in the subalpine forests and scrub areas of Siberia. Most choose the edge of the forest or the open woodland after the fire, the nest is placed in the ground hollow or near the tree, but also in the water or the marsh side of the dry reed ground in the hollow. The nest is lined with dead grass, and each clutch lays 3 to 4 eggs, which are green or olive yellow in color and are covered with brown or SLATE gray spots.
Listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) for 2016 ver 3.1 - Not Threatened (LC).
Listed in China's "National Key Protected Wildlife List" (February 5, 2021) Level 2.
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