WoRMS taxon details

Numenius arquata (Linnaeus, 1758)

159037  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159037)

accepted
Species
Scolopax arquata Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scolopax arquata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 145 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Description Length: 53-59 cm. Plumage: above, head neck and breast streaked brown on buff; belly and rump white; flanks with brown...  
Description Length: 53-59 cm. Plumage: above, head neck and breast streaked brown on buff; belly and rump white; flanks with brown streaking. Immature like adult. Bare parts: iris brown; bill brown with pinkish base, extremely long (three times length of head) and strongly decurved; immature with shorter bill; feet and legs greenish-, pinkish- or bluish-grey. Habitat: coastal mudflats, seashores, estuaries and inland waters. Palearctic migrant, a few may oversummer. <389><391><393> [details]

Distribution accidental shore bird from Eurasia, reported in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland  
Distribution accidental shore bird from Eurasia, reported in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland [details]
WoRMS (2024). Numenius arquata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159037 on 2024-03-19
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2005-05-27 09:47:05Z
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2010-09-09 08:18:14Z
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2011-04-08 06:18:06Z
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original description  (of Scolopax arquata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 145 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

context source (HKRMS) HKBWS. (2013). Hong Kong Bird Report 2011. <em>The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society.</em>  [details]   

context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]   

context source (Schelde) Maris, T.; Beauchard, O.; Van Damme, S.; Van den Bergh, E.; Wijnhoven, S.; Meire, P. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]   

context source (BeRMS 2020) Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). European Seabirds at Sea - data collected by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). INBO Seabird distribution data (all trips). [details]   

context source (Bermuda) Dobson, A. F. (2002). A Birdwatching Guide to Bermuda. Arlequin Press, Chelmsford, Essex, 173 pp. [details]   

basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]   

additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]   

additional source Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em>  [details]   

additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]   

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Description Length: 53-59 cm. Plumage: above, head neck and breast streaked brown on buff; belly and rump white; flanks with brown streaking. Immature like adult. Bare parts: iris brown; bill brown with pinkish base, extremely long (three times length of head) and strongly decurved; immature with shorter bill; feet and legs greenish-, pinkish- or bluish-grey. Habitat: coastal mudflats, seashores, estuaries and inland waters. Palearctic migrant, a few may oversummer. <389><391><393> [details]

Distribution accidental shore bird from Eurasia, reported in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland [details]
LanguageName 
Albanian kthinzakojliku i madh  [details]
Bulgarian Голям свирец  [details]
Danish storspove  [details]
Dutch wulp  [details]
English Eurasian curlewcurlew  [details]
French courlis cendré  [details]
German großer Brachvogel  [details]
Hebrew חרמשון גדול  [details]
Italian chiurlo  [details]
Japanese ダイシャクシギ  [details]
Lithuanian didžioji kuolinga  [details]
Modern Greek (1453-) Ευρασιατική Τουρλίδα  [details]
Norwegian storspove  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål storspove  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk storspove  [details]
Polish kulik wielki  [details]
Romanian culicul mare  [details]
Russian большой кроншнеп  [details]
Scottish Gaelic crotach  [details]
Slovenian veliki škurh  [details]
Spanish zarapito real  [details]
Swedish storspov  [details]
Turkish kervan çulluğukervan cullugu  [details]
Ukrainian Кульон великий (Кроншнеп великий)Кульон великийВеликий кульон  [details]
Welsh gylfinir  [details]