Numenius minutus Gould, 1841
Little curlew

After some heavy rains flooded portions of Kwajalein in 2023, Christina Sylvester found this bird in the grass and puddles along the airfield runway. The Little curlew is native to Siberia to Australia, and this is the first record I am aware of from the Marshall Islands.

Little curlew at left, Whimbrel at right.

Created 16 December 2023

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