eastern curlew

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The eastern curlew is a large migratory shorebird of the Asia–Pacific region, notable for its extremely long down-curved bill and its status as a threatened species dependent on coastal wetlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird
migratory bird
shorebird
species
billShape long down-curved bill
binomialName Numenius madagascariensis NERFINISHED
breedsIn Russia NERFINISHED
northeastern Asia
northern China NERFINISHED
class Aves
clutchSize usually 3–4 eggs
commonName Far Eastern curlew NERFINISHED
eastern curlew NERFINISHED
conservationConcernRegion Asia–Pacific NERFINISHED
dependsOn coastal wetlands
intertidal mudflats
describedBy Linnaeus NERFINISHED
describedInYear 1766
diet crustaceans
marine worms
molluscs
small invertebrates
family Scolopacidae NERFINISHED
foragingBehavior probes mud with bill
genus Numenius NERFINISHED
habitat coastal mudflats
estuaries
saltmarshes
IUCNStatus Endangered
kingdom Animalia
migratesTo Australia NERFINISHED
New Zealand NERFINISHED
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
migratoryFlyway East Asian–Australasian Flyway NERFINISHED
monitoredBy East Asian–Australasian Flyway Partnership NERFINISHED
nestType ground nest
notableFor extremely long down-curved bill
order Charadriiformes NERFINISHED
plumage mottled brown upperparts
streaked underparts
protectedBy international migratory bird agreements
relativeSize largest migratory shorebird in the world
taxonRank species
threatenedBy coastal development
disturbance at roost sites
habitat loss
pollution
wetland reclamation
threatStatus threatened species

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Roebuck Bay supportsSpecies eastern curlew