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Numenius arquata
Basic stats
Diet
Crabs, molluscs, worms
Habitat
Mudflats, estuaries, coastal marshes
Range
Breeds Europe and Central Asia, winters to Africa and Asia
Clutch size
4 eggs
Incubation period
About 27–29 days
Size
Very large (50–60cm)
Wingspan
~80–100cm
Weight
~575–950g
A very large wader with a long, strongly down-curved bill and streaky brown plumage, the largest of the region's curlews.
A near-threatened species that winters in modest numbers on Borneo's estuaries and coastal mudflats, probing deep into soft mud for buried invertebrates.
