Far Eastern curlew

Numenius madagascariensis

The Far Eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) is a bird found in Australia, Taiwan, South Korea, China, New Zealand and Philippines. Found in Australia, Taiwan, South Korea and China. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Numenius madagascariensis
Region	Asia
Found in	Australia, Taiwan, South Korea, China, New Zealand and Philippines

🏡 Where the Far Eastern curlew lives

Found in Australia, Taiwan, South Korea and China.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs90%
🍎 Fruit10%

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

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 792 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

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Recorded by He Wenjin/文进 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC897544. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Far Eastern curlew

Where does the Far Eastern curlew live?

The Far Eastern curlew lives in Australia, Taiwan, South Korea, China, New Zealand and Philippines. Found in Australia, Taiwan, South Korea and China.

What does the Far Eastern curlew eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 90%), fruit (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Far Eastern curlew endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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