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  7. Eurasian Curlew

BirdUp · Species

Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata(Linnaeus, 1758)

Conservation status: Near ThreatenedOrigin: Vagrant
Order
CHARADRIIFORMES
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Numenius

At a glance

The Eurasian Curlew, listed as Near Threatened. It can be seen year-round.

Conservation status
Near Threatened
Origin
Vagrant
Best seen
Year-round
Commonness
Local
  • Identification
  • Where
  • When

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

The Eurasian curlew or common curlew is a very large wader in the family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across temperate Europe and Asia. In Europe, this species is often referred to just as the "curlew", and in Scotland known as the "whaup" in Scots.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Field specs

Wingspan
80 cm

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 4.0

03 · When

When to look

When can you see an Eurasian Curlew?

The Eurasian Curlew is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.

  1. Jan
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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Eurasian Curlew live in Australia?

The Eurasian Curlew is found in Australia, recorded across 3 of Australia’s bioregions, with a core range spanning subarctic and temperate Palearctic wetlands, meadows.

BreedingSubarctic and temperate Palearctic wetlands, meadows: Faroe Is., British Isles, Scandinavia south to south France, east through north Kazakhstan and (locally) north Mongolia to Transbaikalia (north-east Russia), Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang (north-east China)

Non-breedingAF, OR : mainly subtropical to tropical coasts and larger rivers, Iceland, south British Isles, south Europe, Mediterranean, Africa, Malagasy region through Middle East, Indian subcontinent, south-east Asia, Indonesian Arch.; south and south-central Japan, Korean Pen., south-east China, Taiwan and Philippines

Distribution from BirdUp Australia community data

Legend

  • Breeding
  • Vagrant

2 regions recorded