Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Sandpipers and Allies :: Far Eastern Curlew

Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): Eastern Curlew, Australian Curlew, Long-billed Curlew, Red-rumped Curlew
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Yatsu Higata Nature Observation Center, Chiba, Japan - Aug 26, 2001 © William Hull  Yatsu Higata Nature Observation Center, Chiba, Japan - Aug 26, 2001 © William Hull  Yatsu Higata Nature Observation Center, Chiba, Japan - Aug 26, 2001 © William Hull  Yatsu Higata Nature Observation Center, Chiba, Japan - Aug 26, 2001 © William Hull  Yatsu Higata Nature Observation Center, Chiba, Japan - Mar 30, 2001 © William Hull 
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Range

Ne. Asia;
E. and se. Siberia (e. Transbaicalia, Amurland, Ussuriland and Kamchatka), n. Mongolia and ex. ne. China (n. Inner Mongolia and Manchuria).
Winters s. in Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia and Australia in all coastal regions of Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland (Cairns Esplanade), New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia to Tasmania.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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