Long-billed Curlew
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Long-billed Curlew

Numenius americanus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Grand Canyon National Park
1 Verified records at Grand Canyon National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus) is a large North American shorebird of the family Scolopacidae. This species was also called "sicklebird" and the "candlestick bird". The species breeds in central and western North America, migrating southward and coastward for the winter. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Grand Canyon National Park

Spotted Sandpiper
LC

Spotted Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis macularius

<5% · Rare
Solitary Sandpiper
LC

Solitary Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa solitaria

<5% · Rare
Wilson's Snipe
LC

Wilson's Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinago delicata

<5% · Rare
Wilson's Phalarope
LC

Wilson's Phalarope

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalaropus tricolor

<5% · Rare
Willet

Willet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa semipalmata

<5% · Rare
Red-necked Phalarope
LC

Red-necked Phalarope

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalaropus lobatus

<5% · Rare
Pectoral Sandpiper
LC

Pectoral Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris melanotos

Insufficient data
Least Sandpiper
NT

Least Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris minutilla

Insufficient data
Long-billed Dowitcher
NT

Long-billed Dowitcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Limnodromus scolopaceus

Insufficient data
Greater Yellowlegs
NT

Greater Yellowlegs

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa melanoleuca

Insufficient data
Western Sandpiper
LC

Western Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris mauri

Insufficient data
Sabine's Gull
LC

Sabine's Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xema sabini

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Long-billed Curlew at Grand Canyon National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
2 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
4 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
5 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
8 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
9 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
13 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
14 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
15 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
16 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
17 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
18 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
19 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
20 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
21 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
22 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
23 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
24 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
25 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
26 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
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