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 Wadden Sea National Park
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
📅 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 Wadden Sea National Park?
About 32% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Curlew sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 3950 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Curlew in Wadden Sea National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Curlew in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.