curlew

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Birds fly behind, finches and macaws and vultures and larks, monarchs and thrushes and curlews and crows.

From New York Times

Due to a loss of habitat and predation, curlew numbers have declined significantly since the 1970s.

From BBC

After they leave in spring, through mid-May, flycatchers, vireos and warblers replace them, along with migrating shorebird species, including plovers, curlews and stilts.

From New York Times

A project has been launched to secure the future of the curlew which faces regional and national level extinction.

From BBC

A bird known as a bush-stone curlew was only a short distance away from the small group, which Powell made sure to acknowledge in his caption.

From Fox News