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genus

Numenius

Numenius is a genus in the family Scolopacidae. This database currently files 9 species under it, 2 of them threatened, recorded across 1 countries.

Species filed
9
Threatened
2
Countries recorded
1
With a free photo
89%
Weight range
173 g – 803 g

Best-known members of Numenius

Ranked by popularity score.

CR, Critically Endangered
Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis)

Eskimo curlew

Numenius borealis

Scolopacidae

How threatened is Numenius?

8 of 9 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
CRCritically Endangered113%
ENEndangered113%
NTNear Threatened225%
LCLeast Concern338%
EXExtinct113%

Where is Numenius found?

Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.

Australia: 2 species
  • None on record
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5+
species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. Australia2

All species in Numenius

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Eurasian curlewNumenius arquataScolopacidaeNear Threatened803 gNot recorded
Eurasian whimbrelNumenius phaeopusScolopacidaeLeast Concern364.6 gNot recorded
Slender-billed curlewNumenius tenuirostrisScolopacidaeExtinct308 gNot recorded
Eskimo curlewNumenius borealisScolopacidaeCritically Endangered350.1 gNot recorded
Far eastern curlewNumenius madagascariensisScolopacidaeEndangered792 g1
Little curlewNumenius minutusScolopacidaeLeast Concern173 g1
Bristle-thighed curlewNumenius tahitiensisScolopacidaeNear Threatened400.1 gNot recorded
Long-billed curlewNumenius americanusScolopacidaeLeast Concern583.9 gNot recorded
WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicusScolopacidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded