Eurasian Curlew

Scientific Name: Numenius arquata

Eurasian Curlew Fact File

Distribution: Northern, Central and western Europe, Western and Central Siberia, Western Kazakhstan to south-western Siberia

Conservation Status: Near Threatened

Subspecies: Three

• N. a. arquata: Western, northern and central Europe
• N. a. orientalis: Western and central Siberia to Manchuria
• N. a. suschkini: Western Kazakhstan to south-western Siberia

Further Reading:

• Captive Breeding and Headstarting Explained
• The trials and tribulations of being a Curlew
• The meaning of Numenius (Video)
• The meaning of Numenius (pdf)
• Video: The lost Songstress
• Video: Stunned By Silence

Current conservation efforts

• Curlew Recovery Partnership
• Curlew Action – Action Now for Curlews Tomorrow
• Conserving the curlew – Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (gwct.org.uk)
• Eurasian curlew recovery | WWT
• Curlew Conservation | Dartmoor
• Natural England announces new project to protect curlew eggs – Natural England (blog.gov.uk)
• HOME – Curlew LIFE
• Curlew Conservation Programme | National Parks & Wildlife Service (npws.ie)
• Supporting Curlew conservation and understanding wader declines | BTO – British Trust for Ornithology
• Conservation Partnership | Curlew Wales
• Homepage – Curlew Country
• ‘Save Our Curlews’ Campaign | Shropshire Ornithological Society (shropshirebirds.com)

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