Far Eastern Curlew — Australian Bird Identification Guide

Bird guideFar Eastern Curlew

This very large curlew wields a remarkable scimitar-like bill, used to extract invertebrates from deep burrows.

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⚠️Critically Endangered

🍃Indigenous: Eastern Curlew

At a glance

FamilySandpipers and Allies

SizeLarge

RarityCommon

HabitatTypically found in small to mid-sized groups on expansive mudflats.

Best timeReported across most months in Queensland, with no narrow seasonal peak.

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Range map

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1193visible hotspots

79248visible records

6states

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Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.

Species notes

Overview

Typically found in small to mid-sized groups on expansive mudflats. Similar to Eurasian Curlew, but Far Eastern is far more warmly colored, with a light brown (not white) rump and heavily marked underwings, unlike the unmarked white underwings of Eurasian.