Species profile—Numenius madagascariensis (eastern curlew)
Classification
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Aves ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (birds) → Scolopacidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=scolopacidae ) (sandpipers, snipes and allies) → Numenius madagascariensis (eastern curlew)
Sighting data
- Download
- KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1843&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1843&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1843 )
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (animals)
- Class
- Aves ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (birds)
- Family
- Scolopacidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=scolopacidae ) (sandpipers, snipes and allies)
- Scientific name
- Numenius madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Common name
- eastern curlew
- WildNet taxon ID
- 1843
- Alternate name(s)
- sea curlew
far eastern curlew
Australian curlew - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- CR
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
- Critically endangered
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Wetland status
- Wetland Indicator Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Marine & Terrestrial
Other resources
- Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT) ( https://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/spratlookupspecies.pl?earchtype=Sciname&name=Numenius%20madagascariensis )
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Numenius%20madagascariensis#tab_mapView )
- Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=NUMENIUS%2BMADAGASCARIENSIS )
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1843 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1843 ).
This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
