Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
A large wading bird of estuaries, saltmarshes, moorland, wet grassland, and coastal mudflats. It feeds by probing deeply with its long down-curved bill for worms, mollusks, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Adults are strong fliers and perform territorial display flights with far-carrying, bubbling calls. The Eurasian Curlew has one of the longest bills of any European wader, with females usually having the longer bill.
- Type
- Wing
- Conservation status
- NT
Growth chain
- Eurasian Curlew Chick
- Eurasian Curlew Fledgling
- Eurasian Curlew