#0586 · 🐦 birds

Eurasian Curlew

🇳🇱 Wulp ·Numenius arquata

NTnear threatened 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The Eurasian curlew ( Numenius arquata ) is a wader in the large 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.

base stats

NL sightings 1,162iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 30,319iNaturalist observations
weight 869 gadult, up to
threat NTnear threatened

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).