Eskimo Curlew (Noun)
Meaning
New World curlew that breeds in northern North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Eskimo curlew is a migratory shorebird species known to breed in the northern regions of North America and the Arctic tundra.
- Historically, large flocks of the Eskimo curlew could be observed migrating south for the winter months to areas such as the Argentine pampas.
- Habitat destruction in the southern hemisphere may be contributing to the significant decline of the Eskimo curlew population in North America.
- Ornithologists continue to monitor the decline of the Eskimo curlew due to their current near-threatened conservation status in northern North America.
- There are numerous concerns over the conservation of the Eskimo curlew and the implications it has for their declining numbers in the breeding grounds of northern North America.