Numenius_borealis

Eskimo Curlew (Numenius borealis). Extinct shorebird which once populated Canada and the U.S.

Probably the first bird Columbus saw when he discovered America. 2 million birds per year were killed in the 19th century. The last confirmed sightings were on Barbados in 1963. Specimen from the Zoological Museum in Firenze, Italy.

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