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Long-billed Curlew - Numenius americanus

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Species of Concern

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: S3B

Agency Status
USFWS: none
USFS: none
BLM: SENSITIVE
CFWCS Tier: 1
PIF: 2





 

General Description
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General Distribution
Montana Range



Western Hemisphere Range

 


Summary of Observations Submitted for Montana
Number of Observations: 2465

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Relative Density

Recency

Breeding
(direct evidence "B")


Breeding
(indirect evidence "b")


No evidence of Breeding
(transient "t")


Overwintering
(regular observations "W")


Overwintering
(at least one obs. "w")



 

(Records associated with a range of dates are excluded from time charts)



Migration
Bozeman migration periods are from April 15 to May 5, with no peak. State migration is from mid-July to September, with peaks in early August.

Reproductive Characteristics
Eggs are reported during the last two weeks of May and into mid-June (Davis 1961).

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Citation for data on this website:
Long-billed Curlew — Numenius americanus.  Montana Field Guide.  Retrieved on February 9, 2010, from http://FieldGuide.mt.gov/detail_ABNNF07070.aspx
 
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