Behavior
Little is known about the breeding biology, but the few nests observed had on average four eggs.
Slender-billed Curlews feed by using their bills to probe soft mud for small invertebrates, but will also pick other small items off the surface if the opportunity arises. It used to be highly gregarious outside the breeding season, associating with related species, particularly Eurasian Curlews.
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