Eurasian curlew: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Numenius arquata
Group	Waders, gulls, terns & auks
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	74 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Mass	76 g (birth weight); 742 g (male organism, adult weight); 869 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Scolopacidae

Where does the Eurasian curlew live?

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

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 an Eurasian curlew?

Wikidata records the following for the Eurasian curlew: mass 76 g (birth weight); 742 g (male organism, adult weight); 869 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the Eurasian curlew endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Eurasian curlew?

The Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Scolopacidae, genus Numenius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Eurasian curlew

The Eurasian curlew or common curlew (Numenius arquata) 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eurasian curlew (revision 1379873086), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q18854 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).