Other Names: Brown curlew, Spanish curlew, white curlew, stone curlew
Length: 21 1/2-27 1/2 in.
Wingspan: 38 in.
Weight: up to two lbs.
Age: one in captivity lived 18+ yrs.
Voice: low croak, grunt;
Food: Crayfish; probes mud for crustaceans; also fishes, frogs, small snakes, slugs, snails, beetles
Color: white with black wing tips which are hidden at rest; face, legs and long down-curved bill are pink, legs turn red in breeding season.