Eurasian Curlew

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q18854
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Summary

Eurasian Curlew is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,288 views/month, #1,453 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Bird of the Year[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Near Threatened[5]
  • Parent taxon: Numenius[6]
  • Taxon name: Numenius arquata[7]
  • Commons category: Numenius arquata[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Numenius arquata[9]
  • Commons gallery: Numenius arquata[10]
  • Has characteristic: oviparity[11]
  • Short name: N. arquata[12]
  • Taxon common name: Eurasian Curlew[13], Brachvogel[14], Большой кроншнеп[15], Zarapito real[16], Courlis cendré[17], Chiurlo maggiore[18], Wulp[19], Storspove[20], Europese Wulp (Grootwulp)[21], ダイシャクシギ[22], gylfinir[23], kuovi[24], suurkoovitaja[25], koliha velká[26]
  • Wingspan: 0.97 m[27]
  • Mass: 76 g[28], 742 g[29], 869 g[30]

Body

Identifiers

Eurasian Curlew's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 31919[31]. Eurasian Curlew's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45509193[32]. Eurasian Curlew's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2481792[33]. Eurasian Curlew's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176596[34].

Why It Matters

Eurasian Curlew has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

What awards did Eurasian Curlew receive?

Honors received include Bird of the Year[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . nabu.de. Retrieved . nabu.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [31] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [34] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [33] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . Flight speeds among bird species: allometric and phylogenetic effects. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Salzburgwiki id → 52843
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  2. 22w ago · AraBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Numenius
    Iucn conservation status → Near Threatened
    Has characteristic → oviparity
    Award received → Bird of the Year
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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