Lifespan, longevity, and ageing
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Maximum longevity: 31.5 years (wild)
Observations: The oldest animal captured was over 31 years old and was in good health (John Terres 1980).
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- Joao Pedro de Magalhaes
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- de Magalhaes, J. P.
Description
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Length: 53-59 cm. Plumage: above, head neck and breast streaked brown on buff; belly and rump white; flanks with brown streaking. Immature like adult. Bare parts: iris brown; bill brown with pinkish base, extremely long (three times length of head) and strongly decurved; immature with shorter bill; feet and legs greenish-, pinkish- or bluish-grey. Habitat: coastal mudflats, seashores, estuaries and inland waters. Palearctic migrant, a few may oversummer. <389><391><393>
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- Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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- Edward Vanden Berghe [email]
Distribution
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accidental shore bird from Eurasia, reported in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland
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- Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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- Mary Kennedy [email]
