Eskimo Curlew
Scientific Name: Numenius borealis
Eskimo Curlew Fact File
Distribution: Formerly bred Alaska and northern west Canada and wintered in southern South America
Conservation Status: Critically Endangered; Probably Extinct.
Subspecies: Monotypic
Further Reading:
- The trials and tribulations of being a Curlew
- Galveston’s Lost Bird sculpture of the Eskimo Curlew by Todd McGrain is now up at the Galveston Island State Park.
Current conservation efforts
None