Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Charadriiformes > Scolopacidae > Numenius > Numenius tenuirostrisNumenius tenuirostris (Slender-billed Curlew)The slender-billed curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) is a bird in the wader family Scolopacidae. It breeds in marshes and peat bogs in the taiga of Siberia, and is migratory, formerly wintering in shallow freshwater habitats around the Mediterranean. This species has occurred as a vagrant in western Europe, the Canary Islands, the Azores, Oman, Canada and Japan. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 10.597 EDGE Score: 5.22334 |
| Adult Weight [1] | 308 grams | | Female Weight [1] | 308 grams |  | | Diet [2] | Carnivore (Invertebrates) | | Diet - Invertibrates [2] | 100 % | | Forages - Understory [2] | 20 % | | Forages - Ground [2] | 80 % | | | Clutch Size [3] | 4 | | Migration [4] | Intercontinental | | Wing Span [5] | 34 inches (.86 m) |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
Use |
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Arabian Peninsula coastal fog desert |
Oman, Yemen, Saudi Arabia |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Gulf of Oman desert and semi-desert |
Oman, United Arab Emirates |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Kazakh forest steppe |
Russia, Kazakhstan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Mediterranean acacia-argania dry woodlands and succulent thickets |
Morocco, Spain |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Mediterranean woodlands and forests |
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Sayan montane conifer forests |
Mongolia, Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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South Siberian forest steppe |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Tigris-Euphrates alluvial salt marsh |
Iran, Iraq |
Palearctic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Western Siberian hemiboreal forests |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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| Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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AMVRAKIKOS KOLPOS, DELTA LOUROU KAI ARACHTHOU (PETRA, MYTIKAS, EVRYTERI PERIOCHI) |
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71136 |
Greece |
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AMVRAKIKOS KOLPOS, LIMNOTHALASSA KATAFOURKO KAI KORAKONISIA |
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56861 |
Greece |
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Astrakhanskiy Biosphere Reserve Zapovednik |
Ia |
167827 |
Astrakhan, Russia |
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Atanasovsko ezero |
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17814 |
Bulgaria |
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Azraq Wetland Reserve |
IV |
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Jordan |
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Bihar |
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180932 |
Hungary |
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Camargue |
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546256 |
France |
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DELTA ACHELOOU, LIMNOTHALASSA MESOLONGIOU - AITOLIKOU KAI EKVOLES EVINOU, NISOI ECHINADES, NISOS PET |
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109185 |
Greece |
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DELTA AXIOU - LOUDIA - ALIAKMONA - ALYKI KITROUS |
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73260 |
Greece |
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DELTA AXIOU - LOUDIA - ALIAKMONA - EVRYTERI PERIOCHI - AXIOUPOLI |
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83216 |
Greece |
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DELTA EVROU |
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31031 |
Greece |
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DELTA EVROU KAI DYTIKOS VRACHIONAS |
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24359 |
Greece |
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DELTA NESTOU KAI LIMNOTHALASSES KERAMOTIS - EVRYTERI PERIOCHI KAI PARAKTIA ZONI |
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55561 |
Greece |
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DELTA NESTOU KAI LIMNOTHALASSES KERAMOTIS KAI NISOS THASOPOULA |
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36139 |
Greece |
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Duna e Lago di Lesina - Foce del Fortore |
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24273 |
Italy |
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El Kala National Park |
V |
200385 |
Algeria |
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Ethniko Parko Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis National Park |
II |
229675 |
Greece |
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Foce dell'Isonzo - Isola della Cona |
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6593 |
Italy |
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Hortobágy |
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298489 |
Hungary |
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KATO ROUS KAI EKVOLES SPERCHEIOU POTAMOU |
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27106 |
Greece |
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Kiskunsag Biosphere Reserve |
II |
54598 |
Hungary |
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KOILADA KAI EKVOLES SPERCHEIOU - MALIAKOS KOLPOS |
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117491 |
Greece |
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Laghi di Lesina e Varano |
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37550 |
Italy |
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Laguna di Marano e Grado |
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40434 |
Italy |
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Laguna di Orbetello |
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9128 |
Italy |
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LIMNES KAI LIMNOTHALASSES TIS THRAKIS - EVRYTERI PERIOCHI KAI PARAKTIA ZONI |
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72787 |
Greece |
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LIMNES VISTONIS, ISMARIS - LIMNOTHALASSES PORTO LAGOS, ALYKI PTELEA, XIROLIMNI, KARATZA |
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45016 |
Greece |
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LIMNI AGIAS (CHANIA) |
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165 |
Greece |
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LIMNOTHALASSA ANGELOCHORIOU |
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932 |
Greece |
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LIMNOTHALASSA KORISSION (KERKYRA) KAI NISOS LAGOUDIA |
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2597 |
Greece |
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Mandra - Poda |
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15162 |
Bulgaria |
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Neusiedler See-Osterreichischer Teil |
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Austria |
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Padule di Diaccia Botrona |
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3331 |
Italy |
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Paludi presso il Golfo di Manfredonia |
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35675 |
Italy |
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Parco Nazionale del Circeo |
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54771 |
Italy |
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Pianure del Parco della Maremma |
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8162 |
Italy |
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Stagnone di Marsala e Saline di Trapani - area marina e terrestre |
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8859 |
Italy |
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Taganay National Park |
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140462 |
Chelyabinsk, Russia |
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Yakushima Island Biosphere Reserve |
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Japan |
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YGROTOPOI NEAS FOKAIAS |
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1086 |
Greece |
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YGROTOPOS EKVOLON KALAMA KAI NISOS PRASOUDI |
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21108 |
Greece |
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Zaliv Chengene skele |
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472 |
Bulgaria |
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Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Agios Mamas marsh |
Greece |
A1, B1i, B2, C1, C2 |
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Al-Mukha: Al-Khawkhah |
Yemen |
A1, A4i, B1i, B1ii, B2, B3 |
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Alyki Angelochoriou lagoon (Megalou Emvolou) |
Greece |
A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2, C3 |
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Amvrakikos gulf |
Greece |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Argentario, Orbetello Lagoon and Burano Lake |
Italy |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C4, C6 |
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Atanasovsko Lake |
Bulgaria |
A1, A4i, A4ii, A4iii, B1i, B1iii, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Axios, Loudias, and Aliakmon estuaries |
Greece |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Barr al Hikman |
Oman |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Blagoveschenskaya (Kulunda lake and vicinity) |
Russia (Central Asian) |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Central Marshes |
Iraq |
A1, A2, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
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Chengene Skele |
Bulgaria |
A1, B2, C1, C6 |
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Circeo National Park |
Italy |
A1, B2, C1, C2, C6 |
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Danube Delta |
Romania |
C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Diaccia Botrona |
Italy |
A1, B1i, C1, C2, C3, C6 |
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Evros delta |
Greece |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B1iv, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6 |
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Gallikos estuary and Kalohori lagoon |
Greece |
A1, A4i, B1i, B3, C1, C2, C6 |
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Gargano Promontory and Capitanata Wetlands |
Italy |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Haur Al Hammar |
Iraq |
A1, A2, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Haur Al Shubaicha |
Iraq |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
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Haur Chubaisah area |
Iraq |
A1, A2, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Hortobágy and Tisza-to |
Hungary |
A1, A4i, A4ii, B1i, B1iii, B2 |
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Jizan Bay |
Saudi Arabia |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Kalamas estuary |
Greece |
A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2, C3, C6 |
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Karkinits'ka and Dzharylgats'ka bays |
Ukraine |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
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Lagoons of Kerkyra |
Greece |
A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2, C3 |
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Lake Massaciuccoli |
Italy |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3, C1, C2, C6 |
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Lake Mitrikou (Ismarida) |
Greece |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Mandra-Poda complex |
Bulgaria |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Merja Zerga |
Morocco |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
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Mesolongi and Aetoliko lagoons, and Acheloos and Evinos estuaries |
Greece |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Miankaleh Peninsula and Gorgan Bay |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
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Migliarino-San Rossore |
Italy |
A1, B2, C1 |
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Mount Dikios, Cape Louros, Lake Psalidi, and Alyki |
Greece |
A1, B2, C1, C6 |
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Nestou delta and coastal lagoons |
Greece |
A1, A4i, B1i, B1ii, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C6 |
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Patoku lagoon |
Albania |
A1, A4i, B1i |
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Porto Lagos, Lake Vistonis, and coastal lagoons (Lakes of Thrace) |
Greece |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B1ii, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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River Sesia heronries |
Italy |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C6 |
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Simeto mouth and middle course and Biviere di Lentini |
Italy |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
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Southern Arava valley and Elat mountains |
Israel |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iv, B1i, B1iv, B2, B3 |
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Sperchios valley and delta-Maliakos gulf |
Greece |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C4, C6 |
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Sudochye Lake |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Uccellina mountains, Trappola marshes and Ombrone mouth |
Italy |
A1, B1i, C1, C3 |
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Yagorlyts'ka and Tendrivs'ka Bays |
Ukraine |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Yashma Island |
Azerbaijan |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i |
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Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
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Mediterranean Basin |
Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Portugal, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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