Little Curlew
Numenius minutus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusNumenius (Curlews)
- SpeciesNumenius minutus (Little Curlew)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Little Curlew sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Far Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis
Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Little Curlew in Ningaloo Marine Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Little Curlew sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Little Curlew in Ningaloo Marine Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Little Curlew in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.