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Far Eastern curlew migration Numenius madagascariensis
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| Scientific name | Numenius madagascariensis |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 103.5 cm |
| Adult weight | 697.2 g (male), 807.9 g (female) |
| IUCN status | Endangered |
| Records mapped | 100,180 (GBIF) |
| GPS / geolocator tracks | none with an open licence yet |
Facts from Wikidata Q76496 (CC0).
Migration in the data
100,180 GBIF records (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 licences only) are mapped here, in 1.41° grid cells, month by month.
In East Asia and Australasia, the centre of the records (adjusted for observer effort) is furthest north in May (about 17°N) and furthest south in February (about 19°S).
More than half of the effort-adjusted signal there is south of the Equator in: January, February, March, July, September, October, November, December.
Month by month: centre of records in East Asia and Australasia
| Month | Centre (latitude) | South of the Equator |
|---|---|---|
| January | 17°S | 85% |
| February | 19°S | 87% |
| March | 4°S | 65% |
| April | 14°N | 37% |
| May | 17°N | 35% |
| June | 15°N | 46% |
| July | 8°N | 54% |
| August | 11°N | 45% |
| September | 7°N | 51% |
| October | 5°S | 67% |
| November | 12°S | 83% |
| December | 17°S | 87% |
Tracked birds
No openly licensed (CC0 / CC BY) tracking data package for this species was found in the Movebank Data Repository yet, so only records are shown.
About the far Eastern curlew
The Far Eastern curlew is a large wader most similar in appearance to the long-billed curlew, but slightly larger. It is mostly brown, differentiated from other curlews by its plain, unpatterned brown underwing, and brown rump. 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. …
From the Wikipedia article “Far Eastern curlew” (revision 1380014295), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sources
GBIF occurrence records, licence CC0 1.0 or CC BY 4.0 only, observations only (no specimens), filtered with: taxonKey=2481791&license=CC0_1_0&license=CC_BY_4_0&occurrenceStatus=PRESENT&hasGeospatialIssue=false&basisOfRecord=HUMAN_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=MACHINE_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=OBSERVATION. Monthly queries: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec. GBIF.org (23 October 2026) occurrence data accessed via the GBIF API; a GBIF download DOI is still to be added. Contributing datasets.