Genus

Curlews

Numenius

6 species in our catalog · found in 85 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
GenusNumenius (Curlews)

Species in this group

Numenius phaeopus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Numenius americanus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Numenius hudsonicus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Numenius arquata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Numenius madagascariensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Numenius minutus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Curlews

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 17 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 6	~90%
	Whimbrel			~70%
	Eurasian Curlew			~60%
2	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~80%
	Whimbrel			~80%
3	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 6	~70%
	Whimbrel			~70%
	Eurasian Curlew			~20%
4	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	~70%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~60%
	Whimbrel			~30%
5	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 6	~70%
	Long-billed Curlew			~40%
	Whimbrel			~30%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~20%
6	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	~60%
	Long-billed Curlew			~60%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~10%
	Whimbrel			<5%
7	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 6	~60%
	Eurasian Curlew			~50%
	Whimbrel			~10%
8	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 6	~60%
	Whimbrel			~40%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~30%
9	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 6	~60%
	Eurasian Curlew			~50%
	Whimbrel			<5%
10	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	~60%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~40%
	Whimbrel			~30%
11	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 6	~50%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~30%
	Whimbrel			~30%
	Long-billed Curlew			<5%
12	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	~50%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~30%
	Whimbrel			~30%
13	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	~50%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~30%
	Whimbrel			~30%
14	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	~50%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~40%
	Whimbrel			~20%
15	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	~50%
	Whimbrel			~30%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~20%
16	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3 of 6	~50%
	Whimbrel			~30%
	Eurasian Curlew			~10%
	Far Eastern Curlew			~10%
17	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	~50%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~40%
	Whimbrel			~20%
18	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 6	~50%
	Eurasian Curlew			~40%
	Whimbrel			~10%
19	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	~40%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~20%
	Whimbrel			~20%
	Long-billed Curlew			~10%
20	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	2 of 6	~40%
	Eurasian Curlew			~40%
	Whimbrel			<5%
21	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 6	~40%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~30%
	Whimbrel			~20%
	Long-billed Curlew			<5%
22	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 6	~40%
	Eurasian Curlew			~40%
	Whimbrel			<5%
23	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 6	~40%
	Eurasian Curlew			~40%
	Whimbrel			~10%
24	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 6	~40%
	Whimbrel			~40%
25	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	~30%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~30%
	Whimbrel			~10%
26	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 6	~30%
	Whimbrel			~30%
27	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1 of 6	~30%
	Whimbrel			~30%
28	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3 of 6	~20%
	Whimbrel			~20%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
	Far Eastern Curlew			<5%
29	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 6	~20%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~10%
	Long-billed Curlew			~10%
	Whimbrel			<5%
30	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	~20%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~20%
	Whimbrel			~10%
31	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 6	~20%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~20%
	Whimbrel			~10%
32	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	~20%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~20%
	Whimbrel			~10%
33	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 6	~20%
	Whimbrel			~20%
34	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 6	~20%
	Eurasian Curlew			~20%
	Whimbrel			<5%
35	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~20%
	Whimbrel			~20%
36	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	~20%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
	Long-billed Curlew			<5%
37	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	~20%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~10%
	Whimbrel			<5%
38	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 6	~20%
	Eurasian Curlew			~10%
	Whimbrel			<5%
39	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 6	~20%
	Whimbrel			~20%
40	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 6	~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
	Far Eastern Curlew			<5%
41	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
42	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 6	~10%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~10%
	Whimbrel			<5%
43	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 6	~10%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~10%
	Whimbrel			<5%
44	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 6	~10%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~10%
	Whimbrel			<5%
45	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 6	~10%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~10%
	Whimbrel			<5%
46	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 6	~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
47	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~10%
	Whimbrel			<5%
48	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 6	~10%
	Eurasian Curlew			~10%
49	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 6	~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
50	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 6	~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
51	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 6	~10%
	Whimbrel			<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
52	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
53	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
54	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 6	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
55	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
56	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 6	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
57	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	<5%
	Far Eastern Curlew			<5%
58	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	<5%
	Far Eastern Curlew			<5%
59	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
60	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 6	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
61	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Long-billed Curlew			<5%
62	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 6	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
63	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 6	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
64	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 6	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
65	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 6	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
	Far Eastern Curlew			<5%
66	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 6	<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
67	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
68	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
69	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
70	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
71	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Long-billed Curlew			<5%
72	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
73	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	<5%
	Little Curlew			<5%
74	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 6	<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
75	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
76	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
77	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
78	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Long-billed Curlew			<5%
79	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
80	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
81	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 6	<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
82	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Long-billed Curlew			<5%
83	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 6	<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
84	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Long-billed Curlew			<5%
85	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 6	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Zanzibar City	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 6	~70%
	Whimbrel			~70%
2	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	~50%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~30%
	Whimbrel			~20%
	Long-billed Curlew			~20%
3	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 6	~50%
	Whimbrel			~30%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~30%
4	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	2 of 6	~50%
	Eurasian Curlew			~40%
	Whimbrel			~20%
5	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 6	~50%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~30%
	Whimbrel			~20%
6	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 6	~40%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~20%
	Whimbrel			~20%
7	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 6	~40%
	Eurasian Curlew			~40%
	Whimbrel			~10%
8	Manama	🇧🇭 Bahrain	2 of 6	~40%
	Whimbrel			~30%
	Eurasian Curlew			~20%
9	Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	2 of 6	~40%
	Whimbrel			~30%
	Eurasian Curlew			~20%
10	Naha	🇯🇵 Japan	3 of 6	~40%
	Whimbrel			~30%
	Eurasian Curlew			~10%
	Far Eastern Curlew			<5%
11	Tijuana	🇲🇽 México	3 of 6	~40%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~20%
	Whimbrel			~10%
	Long-billed Curlew			~10%
12	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	~30%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~20%
	Long-billed Curlew			~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
13	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	2 of 6	~30%
	Whimbrel			~30%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
14	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 6	~30%
	Whimbrel			~30%
15	Karachi	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2 of 6	~30%
	Eurasian Curlew			~20%
	Whimbrel			~10%
16	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	2 of 6	~30%
	Whimbrel			~30%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
17	Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 6	~30%
	Whimbrel			~30%
18	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	~30%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
	Long-billed Curlew			~10%
19	Rabat	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 6	~20%
	Whimbrel			~20%
20	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	2 of 6	~20%
	Eurasian Curlew			~20%
	Whimbrel			<5%
21	Casablanca	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 6	~20%
	Whimbrel			~20%
22	Makassar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 6	~20%
	Whimbrel			~10%
	Far Eastern Curlew			~10%
23	Lagos	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 6	~20%
	Whimbrel			~20%
24	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~20%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
25	Dubai	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	2 of 6	~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
26	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	~10%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~10%
27	Dammam	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	1 of 6	~10%
	Eurasian Curlew			~10%
28	Tangier	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 6	~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
29	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	2 of 6	~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
30	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 6	~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
31	Davao City	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 6	~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
32	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 6	~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
	Eurasian Curlew			~10%
33	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 6	~10%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			~10%
	Whimbrel			<5%
34	Abidjan	🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire	1 of 6	~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
35	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3 of 6	~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
	Far Eastern Curlew			<5%
36	Izmir	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 6	~10%
	Eurasian Curlew			~10%
37	Colachel	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
38	Freetown	🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	1 of 6	~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
39	Monrovia	🇱🇷 Liberia	1 of 6	~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
40	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	1 of 6	~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
41	Quanzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~10%
	Eurasian Curlew			~10%
42	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	2 of 6	~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
43	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	3 of 6	~10%
	Whimbrel			<5%
	Far Eastern Curlew			<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
44	Doha	🇶🇦 Qatar	2 of 6	~10%
	Whimbrel			<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
45	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	3 of 6	~10%
	Whimbrel			<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
	Far Eastern Curlew			<5%
46	Zhuhai [Macau]	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~10%
	Whimbrel			~10%
47	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	3 of 6	~10%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
	Far Eastern Curlew			<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
48	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	2 of 6	<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
49	Cebu City	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 6	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
50	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 6	<5%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
51	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 6	<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
52	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 6	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
53	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 6	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
	Far Eastern Curlew			<5%
54	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	3 of 6	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
	Far Eastern Curlew			<5%
55	Busan	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 6	<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
56	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 6	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
57	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	<5%
	Hudsonian Whimbrel			<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
58	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
59	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2 of 6	<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
60	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	2 of 6	<5%
	Whimbrel			<5%
	Eurasian Curlew			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
2	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
3	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
4	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
5	Wildgehege Moritzburg	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
6	Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden	🇭🇺 Hungary	In captivity
7	Aviario Nacional de Colombia	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity
8	Oasi Naturalistica di Sant'Alessio	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
9	Tracy Aviary	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Seattle Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	Aquarium Wilhelmshaven	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
12	Rákosův pavilon	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
13	Velemlokárium	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
14	akwarium warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
15	hipopotamiarnia i akwarium morskie warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
16	Montreal Biodome	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
17	Seattle Marine Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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Curlews

Species in this group

Whimbrel

Long-billed Curlew

Hudsonian Whimbrel

Eurasian Curlew

Far Eastern Curlew

Little Curlew

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Curlews

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found