<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) is a worldwide endangered bird species on the brink of extintion. For the last time it nested in Siberia, Russia. It flew trought Europe regulary in the 19th century. Because its records are unrepeatable, each date has a high scientific value. This article describes the historical record probably of the Czech Republic, probably in north-eastern Moravia in the environment of Místek in Lachia, probably between the years 1884 and 1897. This record might come from the collection of J. Bednař from the school in Místek (now Frýdek-Místek). These indirect data are provable and it is not possible to agree with the conclusion of the Czech Faunistic Committee which considers the location and date as unknown.</p></abstract>

The Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) is a worldwide endangered bird species on the brink of extintion. For the last time it nested in Siberia, Russia. It flew trought Europe regulary in the 19th century. Because its records are unrepeatable, each date has a high scientific value. This article describes the historical record probably of the Czech Republic, probably in north-eastern Moravia in the environment of Místek in Lachia, probably between the years 1884 and 1897. This record might come from the collection of J. Bednař from the school in Místek (now Frýdek-Místek). These indirect data are provable and it is not possible to agree with the conclusion of the Czech Faunistic Committee which considers the location and date as unknown.

Probable historical record of the Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) in the Czech Republic on the Moravian-Silesian territory

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The Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) is a worldwide endangered bird species on the brink of extintion. For the last time it nested in Siberia,...

Probable historical record of the Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) in the Czech Republic on the Moravian-Silesian territory

Published Online: Mar 06, 2018

Page range: 281 - 287

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cszma-2017-0031

Keywords
Slender-billed Curlew, Numenius tenuirostris, probably Moravian-Silesian borders and Lachia, probably historical occurrence

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Probable historical record of the Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) in the Czech Republic on the Moravian-Silesian territory

Published Online: Mar 06, 2018

Page range: 281 - 287

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cszma-2017-0031

KeywordsSlender-billed Curlew, Numenius tenuirostris, probably Moravian-Silesian borders and Lachia, probably historical occurrence

© Silesian Museum

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Slender-billed Curlew, Numenius tenuirostris, probably Moravian-Silesian borders and Lachia, probably historical occurrence