Little Curlew
Numenius minutus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusNumenius (Curlews)
- SpeciesNumenius minutus (Little Curlew)
Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park
Far Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Comb-crested Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Little Curlew in Kakadu National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Little Curlew sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Little Curlew in Kakadu National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Little Curlew in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.