Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusNumenius (Curlews)
- SpeciesNumenius americanus (Long-billed Curlew)
The long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus) is a large North American shorebird of the family Scolopacidae. This species was also called "sicklebird" and the "candlestick bird". The species breeds in central and western North America, migrating southward and coastward for the winter. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Long-billed Curlew sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 219 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Death Valley National Park
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
📅 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 Long-billed Curlew in Death Valley National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-billed Curlew sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 219 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Long-billed Curlew in Death Valley National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Long-billed Curlew in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.