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  • Far Eastern Curlew, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Grace Bryant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Far Eastern Curlew, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Xavier Rufray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Joel Poyitt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) John Bromilow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Far Eastern Curlew, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Adam Fry, all rights reserved

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    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) John Sterling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Far Eastern Curlew

Numenius madagascariensis

IUCN Red List status: Endangered

IUCN Red List status

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5,113 observations
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About

The Far Eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) is a large shorebird most similar in appearance to the long-billed curlew, but slightly larger. It is mostly brown in color, differentiated from other curlews by its plain, unpatterned brown underwing. It is not only the largest curlew but probably the world's largest sandpiper, at 60–66 cm (24–26 in) in length and 110 cm (43 in) across the wings. The body is reportedly 565–1,150 g (1.246–2.535 lb), which may be equaled by the Eurasian curlew. The...

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