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“Curlews” Nemenius phaeopus	Whimbrel
	Needs NorthCoast image

Lots of records NorthCoast

Taxonomy + search engines (ITIS canada)

Americas range Map (USGS)

Whimbrel has global distribution

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“Curlews” Nemenius americanus	Long Billed Curlew
	Needs Image ITIS w taxonomy and search engines ID tips USGS Americas range map Largest of BC Shorebirds –only recorded few times this area – expected farther south

References used

Shorebirds : An Identification Guide to the Waders of the World

by Peter Hayman, John Marchant, Tony Prater—Amazon.com

The Birds of British Columbia• Volume 2 - Nonpasserines Diurnal Birds of Prey through Woodpeckers

The Complete Birder A Guide to Better Birding by Jack Connor A Field