Utah Bird Profile
 Long-billed Curlew - Numenius americanus

Name Roots: (Gr. neos, "new"; mene, "moon" - of America)

In Utah:   
by Lu Giddings

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Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:
Nests on the ground in a scrape nest. This species is not a cowbird host. During the breeding season, this species is an omnivore: ground forager. During the non-breeding seasons this species is an insectivore/crustaceovore: shoreline gleaner/prober.
  
Habitat: Breeds in Utah in grassland and agriculture habitats.
  
How to find:  

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Occur. (FS)

(See Legend)

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