Eskimo curlew

Numenius borealis

The Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis) is a bird found in United States and Canada. Found in the United States and Canada. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and leaves and other plant parts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Numenius borealis
Region	North America
Found in	United States and Canada

🏡 Where the Eskimo curlew lives

Found in the United States and Canada.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs40%
🍎 Fruit40%
🌿 Leaves & plants20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It weighs about 350 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures and fruit. Scientists fear it may already be extinct.

Questions about the Eskimo curlew

Where does the Eskimo curlew live?

The Eskimo curlew lives in United States and Canada. Found in the United States and Canada.

What does the Eskimo curlew eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%), fruit (about 40%), leaves and other plant parts (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Eskimo curlew endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

More birds from North America

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.