Genus

Curlews

Numenius

7 species in our catalog · found in 125 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
GenusNumenius (Curlews)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Numenius phaeopus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Numenius hudsonicus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Numenius arquata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Numenius americanus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Numenius madagascariensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Numenius minutus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Numenius tahitiensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Curlews

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~90%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~70%
	Whimbrel			~70%
2	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~90%
	Whimbrel			~70%
	Eurasian Curlew			~60%
3	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~90%
	Whimbrel			~80%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			Insufficient data
4	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~70%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~50%
	Whimbrel			~30%
5	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1	~70%
	Whimbrel			~70%
6	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~60%
	Long-billed Curlew			~40%
	Whimbrel			~20%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~20%
7	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~60%
	Whimbrel			~40%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~30%
8	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	~60%
	Eurasian Curlew			~60%
	Whimbrel			~10%
9	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~60%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~30%
	Whimbrel			~30%
	Long-billed Curlew			<5%
10	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~50%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~40%
	Whimbrel			~20%
	Long-billed Curlew			Insufficient data
11	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~50%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~40%
	Whimbrel			~30%
	Long-billed Curlew			Insufficient data
12	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	2	~50%
	Eurasian Curlew			~50%
	Whimbrel			<5%
13	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~50%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~40%
	Whimbrel			~20%
14	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~50%
	Whimbrel			~30%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~20%
15	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	~50%
	Eurasian Curlew			~40%
	Whimbrel			~10%
16	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~50%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~20%
	Long-billed Curlew			~20%
	Whimbrel			~20%
17	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~50%
	Whimbrel			~30%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~30%
	Long-billed Curlew			Insufficient data
18	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	~40%
	Eurasian Curlew			~40%
	Whimbrel			<5%
19	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3	~40%
	Whimbrel			~30%
	Far Eastern Curlew			~10%
	Eurasian Curlew			~10%
20	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~40%
	Whimbrel			~30%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			Insufficient data
21	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~40%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~30%
	Whimbrel			~20%
	Long-billed Curlew			<5%
22	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	2	~40%
	Whimbrel			~40%
	Eurasian Curlew			Insufficient data
23	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	~40%
	Eurasian Curlew			~40%
	Whimbrel			~10%
24	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2	~40%
	Eurasian Curlew			~30%
	Whimbrel			~10%
25	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~40%
	Whimbrel			~30%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			Insufficient data
26	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~30%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~20%
	Whimbrel			~10%
	Long-billed Curlew			Insufficient data
27	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~30%
	Whimbrel			~30%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
28	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~30%
	Whimbrel			~20%
	Little Curlew			Insufficient data
	Far Eastern Curlew			Insufficient data
29	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	~30%
	Eurasian Curlew			~30%
	Whimbrel			<5%
30	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~30%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~20%
	Whimbrel			~10%
31	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~20%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~10%
	Long-billed Curlew			~10%
	Whimbrel			<5%
32	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~20%
	Whimbrel			~10%
33	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Whimbrel			~10%
	Eurasian Curlew			~10%
34	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~20%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~20%
	Whimbrel			<5%
	Long-billed Curlew			<5%
35	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~20%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~20%
	Whimbrel			<5%
36	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Whimbrel			~20%
	Eurasian Curlew			Insufficient data
37	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~20%
	Whimbrel			~10%
	Far Eastern Curlew			~10%
	Little Curlew			<5%
38	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3	~20%
	Whimbrel			~20%
	Far Eastern Curlew			Insufficient data
	Little Curlew			Insufficient data
39	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~20%
	Whimbrel			~10%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			Insufficient data
	Bristle-thighed Curlew			Insufficient data
40	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~20%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			Insufficient data
	Whimbrel			~10%
41	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~20%
	Long-billed Curlew			~10%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			Insufficient data
	Whimbrel			<5%
42	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~10%
	Whimbrel			<5%
43	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2	~20%
	Eurasian Curlew			~10%
	Whimbrel			<5%
44	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3	~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
	Far Eastern Curlew			Insufficient data
	Eurasian Curlew			Insufficient data
45	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~10%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			Insufficient data
	Whimbrel			~10%
46	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~10%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~10%
	Whimbrel			<5%
47	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			Insufficient data
	Whimbrel			<5%
48	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			Insufficient data
49	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
50	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~10%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			Insufficient data
	Whimbrel			<5%
51	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~10%
	Whimbrel			<5%
52	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	4	~10%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~10%
	Whimbrel			<5%
	Long-billed Curlew			<5%
	Bristle-thighed Curlew			Insufficient data
53	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~10%
	Whimbrel			<5%
54	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
55	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
	Far Eastern Curlew			<5%
	Little Curlew			<5%
56	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~10%
	Whimbrel			<5%
	Long-billed Curlew			<5%
57	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			Insufficient data
	Whimbrel			<5%
58	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			Insufficient data
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data
59	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~10%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			Insufficient data
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data
60	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	~10%
	Whimbrel			<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
61	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			Insufficient data
62	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			Insufficient data
	Whimbrel			<5%
63	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2	~10%
	Eurasian Curlew			~10%
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data
64	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	Whimbrel			<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
65	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			Insufficient data
66	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			Insufficient data
67	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
	Long-billed Curlew			Insufficient data
68	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
69	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data
	Bristle-thighed Curlew			Insufficient data
70	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2	<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
71	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			Insufficient data
	Whimbrel			<5%
72	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			Insufficient data
	Whimbrel			<5%
73	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			Insufficient data
74	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Long-billed Curlew			Insufficient data
75	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Far Eastern Curlew			<5%
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data
76	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Long-billed Curlew			<5%
77	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
	Long-billed Curlew			Insufficient data
78	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
79	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data
80	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			Insufficient data
	Long-billed Curlew			<5%
81	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Long-billed Curlew			<5%
82	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
83	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data
84	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	<5%
	Little Curlew			<5%
	Far Eastern Curlew			Insufficient data
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data
85	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
86	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data
87	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	<5%
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data
88	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	<5%
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data
89	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
90	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data
91	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
	Far Eastern Curlew			Insufficient data
92	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
93	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	<5%
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data
94	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	<5%
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data
	Eurasian Curlew			Insufficient data
95	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Far Eastern Curlew			Insufficient data
96	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
97	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			Insufficient data
98	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			Insufficient data
99	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Long-billed Curlew			<5%
100	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data
101	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
102	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
103	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
104	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			Insufficient data
105	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data
	Long-billed Curlew			Insufficient data
106	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	<5%
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data
107	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			Insufficient data
108	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			Insufficient data
109	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data
110	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data
111	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Long-billed Curlew			Insufficient data
112	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	<5%
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data
113	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Long-billed Curlew			<5%
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data
114	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1	<5%
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data
115	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data
116	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			Insufficient data
117	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1	<5%
	Little Curlew			Insufficient data
118	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			Insufficient data
119	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data
120	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data
121	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Long-billed Curlew			Insufficient data
122	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Long-billed Curlew			Insufficient data
123	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data
124	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Long-billed Curlew			Insufficient data
125	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Whimbrel			Insufficient data