eastern curlew
E937066
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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