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 Sundarbans National Park
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
📅 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 Sundarbans National Park?
About 60% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Curlew sighting in Sundarbans National Park, based on 608 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Curlew in Sundarbans National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Curlew in Sundarbans National Park in our monthly data.