Fact Card
COMMON NAME: FAR EASTERN CURLEW
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Numenius madagascariensis
TYPE: Vagrant
RECORDED SIGHTINGS: Viti Levu – Vanua Levu – Taveuni – Kadavu – Lomaiviti – Lau – Rotuma
GROUP NAME: KINGDOM – Animalia / PHYLUM – Chordata / CLASS – Aves
ORDER – Charadriiformes / FAMILY – Scolopacidae / GENUS – Numenius
Video: Far Eastern Curlew
Audio: Far Eastern Curlew
IUCN Red List Status
References
- Far Eastern curlew. (2022, November 9). In Wikipedia. Link
- IUCN (2016, October 1). Far Eastern Curlew. IUCN Red List. Retrieved September 28, 2023, from Link
- [Josep del Hoyo]. (2016, March 30). Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis [Video]. Macaulay Library. Link
- [Joe Angseesing]. (2009, March 2). Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis [Audio]. Macaulay Library. Link
Additional Sources of Information
- NatureFiji-MareqetiViti is Fiji’s only domestic NGO working solely for the conservation and sustainable management of Fiji’s unique natural heritage – Link
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