An unusual Eurasian Curlew Numenius Arquata orientalis in Banyuasin Peninsula, South Sumatra, Indonesia

Iqbal, Muhammad and Mulyana, Deni and Martini, Henni and Setiawan, Arum and Yustian, Indra and Zulkifli, Hilda (2020) An unusual Eurasian Curlew Numenius Arquata orientalis in Banyuasin Peninsula, South Sumatra, Indonesia. Stilt The Journal for the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, 73-74. pp. 72-74. ISSN ISSN 0726-1888

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Abstract

An unusual looking small Curlew Numenius was observed and photographed on 22 November 2018 in a flock of Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata at Barong river, Banyuasin Peninsular, Banyuasin district, South Sumatra province, Indonesia. This small curlew appeared to be very similar to the Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus (N. p. phaeopus, N. p. variegatus and N. p. alboaxillaris) and the Slender-bill Curlew Numenius tenuirostris. However, further careful identification indicates this small Numenius is a Eurasian Curlew. This case at first appears to be an aberrant curlew, but on careful examination of the photo, it is actually an interesting example of how photos can give the wrong impression. We provide a word of caution to local birdwatchers to pay careful attention to the use of photographs for species identification in Indonesia, as well as more broadly in south-east Asia.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Jurnal Internasional Bereputasi (terindeks pada database internasional bereputasi dan berfaktor dampak) (Scopus Q4)
Subjects: Q Science > QL Zoology > QL671-699 Birds
Divisions: 08-Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science > 46201-Biology (S1)
Depositing User: Dr Arum Setiawan
Date Deposited: 08 Feb 2021 09:34
Last Modified: 08 Feb 2021 09:34
URI: http://repository.unsri.ac.id/id/eprint/41879

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