Eurasian Curlew
A species of Curlews, Also known as Western Curlew Scientific name : Numenius arquata Genus : Curlews
Eurasian Curlew, A species of Curlews
Also known as:
Western Curlew
Botanical name: Numenius arquata
Genus: Curlews
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Description
The eurasian Curlew is found in coastal marshes, moors, and breeds in grasslands. During the winter, the bird migrates to lowland coastal areas, preferring mudflats. It is easily identifiable by its curved bill which serves an important function. The bill is designed to help the bird search for worms, shrimp, and shellfish in the muddy sand.
Size
56 cm
Colors
Brown
Gray
White
Life Expectancy
32 years
Feeding Habits
Eurasian Curlew consumes a varied diet including invertebrates like earthworms and crustaceans, as well as small vertebrates. It forages by probing soft ground with its long, down-curved bill, demonstrating a preference for mudflats and marshes during feeding times.
Habitat
The eurasian Curlew typically inhabits a variety of wetland areas, including damp grasslands, bogs, and moorlands, as well as coastal regions such as marshes, estuaries, and muddy shores. Its range extends to grassy or boggy forest clearings, heathlands, farmlands, and dune valleys. During the breeding season, it favors peat bogs, fenlands, and upland moors with heterogenous vegetation, and can be found up to 760 meters in elevation. Offseason, the eurasian Curlew gravitates towards farmlands—including stubble fields and pastures—and inland aquatic habitats. Migration sees them in wet grasslands and arable fields. Habitat utilization can vary between sexes, with males more frequent in inland grasslands. Shifts from grasslands to cereal fields for foraging can occur within the breeding season.
Dite type
Aquatic invertebrate eater
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Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Shorebirds Family
Sandpipers Genus
Curlews Species
Eurasian Curlew 
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