Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 18,720
- Most observed in
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
The Eurasian curlew or common curlew is a very large wader in the family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across temperate Europe and Asia. In Europe, this species is often referred to just as the "curlew", and in Scotland known as the "whaup" in Scots.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Eurasian curlew”.