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Eurasian curlews still breeding in Ireland, raising concerns that the bird will become extinct in that country. The stone-curlews are not true curlews (family

plover in its own family Pluvianellidae. The stone-curlews are not closely related to the curlews, genus Numenius, that belong to the sandpiper family

little curlew, doe-bird, and doughbird. These last two names come from its fatness during early migration south. Eskimo curlews are small curlews, about

The Curlew is a song cycle by Peter Warlock on poems by W. B. Yeats. It is generally considered one of the composer's finest works. It was written between

Eurasian curlew or common curlew (Numenius arquata) is a very large wader in the family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding

Caprimulgus are smaller and fly in a different manner. Like most stone-curlews, it is mainly nocturnal and specialises in hunting small grassland animals;

Last of the Curlews is a novel, a fictionalized account of the life of the last Eskimo curlew. It was written by Fred Bodsworth, a Canadian newspaper

pattern of the slender-billed curlew would be hard to make out in the field. This species shows more white than other curlews; however, the white underwing

Curlew is a city in Palo Alto County, Iowa, United States. The population was 37 at the time of the 2020 census. Curlew originated in 1882 with the construction

Greek noumenios, a bird mentioned by Hesychius. It is associated with the curlews because it appears to be derived from neos, "new", and mene, "moon", referring