Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusNumenius (Curlews)
- SpeciesNumenius arquata (Eurasian Curlew)
The Eurasian curlew or common curlew (Numenius arquata) 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. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Curlew sighting in Yala National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Yala National Park
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Pin-tailed Snipe
Gallinago stenura
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eurasian Curlew in Yala National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Curlew sighting in Yala National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Curlew in Yala National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Curlew in Yala National Park in our monthly data.