Eskimo Curlew
Introduction
Once abundant in North America, the hunting of this species – possibly in concert with habitat loss – led to its extinction. The species was last seen in Britain in 1880.
This species has not been recorded anywhere in the World with certainty since 1963, although there have been possible sightings in the US. It is regarded as being Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) by the IUCN.
Key Stats
Status and Trends
Conservation Status
Population Size
Population Change
This species is now extinct.
Distribution
This species is now extinct.
Distribution Change
This species is now extinct.
Seasonality
This species is now extinct.
Movement
Britain & Ireland movement
Biology
Survival and Longevity
Survival is shown as the proportion of birds surviving from one year to the next and is derived from bird ringing data. It can also be used to estimate how long birds typically live.
Classification, names and codes
Classification and Codes
- Order: Charadriiformes
- Family: Scolopacidae
- Scientific name: Numenius borealis
- Authority: JR Forster, 1772
- BTO 5-letter code: ESKCU
- Euring code number: 5370
Alternate species names
- Catalan: polit esquimal
- Czech: koliha severní
- Danish: Eskimospove
- Dutch: Eskimowulp
- Estonian: põhjakoovitaja
- Finnish: eskimokuovi
- French: Courlis esquimau
- German: Eskimobrachvogel
- Hungarian: eszkimópóling
- Icelandic: Norðspói
- Irish: Crotach Artach
- Italian: Chiurlo eschimese
- Latvian: eskimosu kuitala
- Lithuanian: eskimine kuolinga
- Norwegian: Eskimospove
- Polish: kulik eskimoski
- Portuguese: maçarico-esquimó
- Slovak: hvizdák krátkozobý
- Slovenian: eskimski škurh
- Spanish: Zarapito esquimal
- Swedish: eskimåspov