Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusNumenius (Curlews)
- SpeciesNumenius arquata (Eurasian Curlew)
Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eurasian Curlew in Cairngorms National Park?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Curlew sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 660 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Curlew in Cairngorms National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Curlew in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.