Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusNumenius (Curlews)
- SpeciesNumenius arquata (Eurasian Curlew)
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. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Curlew sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 660 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eurasian Curlew in Cairngorms National Park?
About 26% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Curlew sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 660 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Curlew in Cairngorms National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Curlew in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.