RarityFairly Common
Height63 cm
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"Despite their size, they are adept at catching fast-moving crabs and removing limbs before swallowing them whole."
Field Guide
Far Eastern Curlew
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The Far Eastern Curlew is the largest migratory shorebird in the world, endemic to the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. It is renowned for its extraordinarily long, downward-curving billthe longest of any shorebird globally. These birds migrate annually from their breeding grounds in Russia and northeastern China to Australia, where they spend the non-breeding season feeding on mudflats and sandflats.
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Top Locations
Curated birding spots where the Far Eastern Curlew has been recorded.
- Buffalo Creek Shoreline🔥 ActiveNorthern Territory · 2 species · seen 6 days ago
- Shoalhaven Heads Inlet🔥 ActiveNew South Wales · 1 species · seen 27 days ago
- Stockton Sandspit - Hunter Wetlands National Park🔥 ActiveNew South Wales · 28 species · 38 sightings · seen 2 days ago
- Wynnum Mangrove Boardwalk🔥 ActiveQueensland · 58 species · 154 sightings · seen 2 days ago
- Aquatic Paradise Park WestQueensland
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