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Numenius madagascariensis
Basic stats
Diet
Crabs, molluscs, worms
Habitat
Mudflats, estuaries, mangrove edges
Range
Breeds northeast Asia, winters to Australia
Clutch size
4 eggs
Incubation period
About 28–30 days
Size
Very large (60–66cm)
Wingspan
~110cm
Weight
~700–1150g
The largest curlew in the world, with an extremely long, deeply decurved bill and warm buffy-brown, heavily streaked plumage.
Listed as endangered due to steep declines linked to loss of staging mudflats along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, with small numbers passing through or wintering on Borneo's coasts.
