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Numenius
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The curlews () are a group of nine species of birds in the genus Numenius, characterised by their long, slender, downcurved bills and mottled brown plumage. The English name is imitative of the Eurasian curlew's call, but may have been influenced by the Old French , "messenger", from , "to run". It was first recorded in 1377 in Langland's Piers Plowman "". In Europe, "curlew" usually refers to one species, the Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata).
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Numenius is a genus of birds within the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes, and class Aves. It belongs to the phylum Chordata and kingdom Animalia. The genus was described by Brisson in 1760 and is currently accepted as a valid taxon. Its habitat includes both marine and freshwater environments. The common name for the genus is ダイシャクシギ属.
Records of this genus are held by several institutions, including USNM, CUMV, GNM, UMZC, and MCZ. These records originate from the United States, Netherlands, Philippines, Indonesia, and England; [U.K.]. The genus has been referenced by 654 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
ダイシャクシギ属
Numenius
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyScolopacidae
Научная классификация промежуточные ранги Домен: Эукариоты Царство: Животные Подцарство: Эуметазои Без ранга: Двусторонне-симметричные Без ранга: Вторичноротые Тип: Хордовые Подтип: Позвоночные Инфратип: Челюстноротые Надкласс: Четвероногие Класс: Птицы Подкласс: Настоящие птицы Инфракласс: Новонёбные Отряд: Ржанкообразные Подотряд: Scolopaci Stejneger, 1885 Семейство: Бекасовые Род: Кроншнепы Международное научное название Numenius Brisson, 1760 Систематикана ВикивидахИзображенияна Викискладе ITIS 176592NCBI 32638EOL 19409FW 83476 Кро́ншнепы (лат. Numenius) — очень яркие представители семейства бекасовых. Их легко узнать по длинным, слегка изогнутым вниз клювам. Длинный острый клюв помогает отыскивать добычу во влажном, мягком дне. Редчайший тонкоклювый кроншнеп гнездится в северных и умеренных широтах Северного полушария. Южней обитает большой кроншнеп (N. arquata). Длина его тела 55 см, масса 750—920 г, и он заметно крупней тонкоклювого кроншнепа. Этот кроншнеп имеет длинные ноги, длинный и тонкий клюв, вершинная часть которого сильно загнута книзу. Издали птица кажется землисто-серой, но задняя часть спины и надхвостье у неё белые. От других видов кроншнепов, помимо размеров, х
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 33
- With media
- 13
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Collections
- USNM, CUMV, GNM, UMZC, MCZ, CSULB
- Recorded in
- United States, Netherlands, Philippines, [England; U.K.], Indonesia, [Scotland; U.K.], England; [U.K.], [England; U.K]
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
- Description
- Distribution
- References
- Further reading
The curlews () are a group of nine species of birds in the genus Numenius, characterised by their long, slender, downcurved bills and mottled brown plumage. The English name is imitative of the Eurasian curlew's call, but may have been influenced by the Old French , "messenger", from , "to run". It was first recorded in 1377 in Langland's Piers Plowman "". In Europe, "curlew" usually refers to one species, the Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata).
==Taxonomy== The genus Numenius was erected by the French scientist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in his Ornithologie published in 1760. The type species is the Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata). The Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus had introduced the genus Numenius in the 6th edition of his Systema Naturae published in 1748, but Linnaeus dropped the genus in the important tenth edition of 1758 and put the curlews together with the woodcocks in the genus Scolopax. As the publication date of Linnaeus's sixth edition was before the 1758 starting point of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, Brisson and not Linnaeus is considered as the authority for the genus. The name Numenius is from Ancient Greek , a bird mentioned by Hesychius. It is associated with the curlews because it appears to be derived from neos, "new" and mene, "moon", referring to the crescent-shaped bill. The genus now contains nine species:
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