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 Garden Route National Park
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
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 Garden Route National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Curlew sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Curlew in Garden Route National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Curlew in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.