Far Eastern Curlew - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by Tom Tarrant
Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia, October 2002



Numenius madagascariensis

Distribution

Breeds northeastern Asia (Russia and north-eastern China); winters to Philippines, Indonesia and Australia.

Photo by tcollins
Darwin, Australia, January 2008

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Sheltered coasts, estuaries mudflats, exposed mud, mangrove swamps, coral flats, lotus fields, wetlands, harbours and lagoons.

Rarely inland.

Behaviour

Diet

Juvenile
Photo by Ayuwat J
Beppu, Oita, Japan

Their diet includes crabs.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Far Eastern Curlew. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Far_Eastern_Curlew

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