Curlew sandpiper: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the curlew sandpiper lives – recorded in 74 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Calidris ferruginea
Group	Waders, gulls, terns & auks
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	74 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania
Mass	12 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Scolopacidae

Where does the curlew sandpiper live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the curlew sandpiper in 74 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, South America, Burkina Faso.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a curlew sandpiper?

Wikidata records the following for the curlew sandpiper: mass 12 g (birth weight).

Is the curlew sandpiper endangered?

The curlew sandpiper’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the curlew sandpiper?

The curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Scolopacidae, genus Calidris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the curlew sandpiper

The curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) is a small wader. It is a long-distance migrant, breeding in the bogs and coastal lowlands of the Siberian Arctic, arriving there in June and staying until August or September. After the breeding season, it migrates south to spend the winter in Africa and along the coasts of Oceania and southern Eurasia, occupying tidal mudflats and saltpans.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Curlew sandpiper (revision 1379041727), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q62345 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).