Numenius minutus 12″ (30 cm). The tiniest curlew, even smaller than the nearly extinct Eskimo Curlew. Bill very short. Breast washed with buff, finely streaked. At rest, wing tips are even with the tail tip (they extend beyond tail in Eskimo Curlew). Note difference in underwing pattern (pale buff, not cinnamon).
Range: N. Siberia. Accidental, California.
Peterson Field Guide to Western Birds, by Roger Tory Peterson. Copyright © 1990 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
