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Description. They are one of the most ancient lineages of scolopacid waders, together with the godwits which look similar but have straight bills. [2] Curlews feed on mud or very soft ground, [3] [4] searching for worms and other invertebrates with their long bills. They will also take crabs and similar items.
Curlews are large shorebirds with long, curved bills that breed in the Northern Hemisphere and migrate to the South. Learn about the eight species of curlews, their characteristics, distribution, and conservation status.
Learn about the curlew, a large, tall wader with a distinctive 'cur-lee' call and a long, downcurved bill. Find out its distribution, habitat, conservation status and how to identify it from other similar species.
Learn about the Curlew, the largest European wading bird, with a down-curved bill, brown upperparts and long legs. Find out how to identify it, where to see it, what it eats and why it is in the Red Conservation Status.
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 .
Learn about the identification, status, trends, movement, biology and conservation of Curlew, a familiar wader in wild habitats around the UK. Find out how to distinguish Curlew from Whimbrel, and explore the latest data and publications on this species.
North America's largest shorebird, the Long-billed Curlew, is a graceful creature with an almost impossibly long, thin, and curved bill. This speckled, cinnamon-washed shorebird probes deep into mud and sand for aquatic invertebrates on its coastal wintering grounds and picks up grasshoppers on the breeding grounds.
