
Genus : Numenius
Family: Scolopacidae (Aves)
Taxon : Bird
Group : Animal
A large migratory wading bird which probably originates from eastern Russia and Siberia. It has a curved beak and forages mainly at night and eats molluscs, crustaceans and annelids which it extracts with its long bill. It roosts communally.
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