Far Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusNumenius (Curlews)
- SpeciesNumenius madagascariensis (Far Eastern Curlew)
Closest Relatives at Royal National Park
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
📅 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 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Far Eastern Curlew in Royal National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Far Eastern Curlew sighting in Royal National Park, based on 94 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Far Eastern Curlew in Royal National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Far Eastern Curlew in Royal National Park in our monthly data.