The Far Eastern curlew is a large shorebird most similar in appearance to the long-billed curlew, but slightly larger. It is mostly brown in color, differentiated from other curlews by its plain, unpatterned brown underwing. It is not only the largest curlew but probably the world's largest sandpiper, at 60–66 cm (24–26 in) in length and 110 cm (43 in) across the wings. The body is reportedly 565–1,150 g (1.246–2.535 lb), which may be equaled by the Eurasian curlew. The extremely long bill, at 12.8–20.1 cm (5.0–7.9 in) in length, rivals the bill size of the closely related long-billed curlew as the longest bill for a sandpiper. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Scolopax madagascariensis
Type locality:
Madagascar, error = Macassar, Celebes, as designated by Neumann, antea, p. 150.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/246/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
DAF8F22BD6A6C662
Avibase ID:
avibase-DAF8F22B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/DAF8F22B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176598
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Courlis de Sibérie ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Courlis de Sibérie ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Clements 1st edition: Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Clements, version 2021: Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Clements, version 2022: Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Clements, version 2023: Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Clements, version 2024: Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Clements 3rd edition: Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Clements 4th edition: Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Clements, version 2015: Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Oriental Bird Club: Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Numenius madagascariensis |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Numenius madagascariensis |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Numenius madagascariensis |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Far Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Numenius madagascariensis |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Numenius madagascariensis |
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