Slender-billed Curlew
Numenius tenuirostris (Vieillot, 1817)
SLBCU 
5400
Family: Charadriiformes > Scolopacidae
With no regular breeding, passage or wintering population known, and very few confirmed records globally over recent years, this species is thought likely to have become extinct.
The one British record (Northumberland, 1998) was reviewed by BBRC and BOURC in 2014, who found the identification to be Not Proven, and hence the record is no longer accepted.
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BTO RECORDS
BTO RECORDS
Identification
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Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.
CONSERVATION STATUS
This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.
| IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global) |
Critically Endangered 
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| Schedule 1 license required (to disturb) | No |
| Birds Directive Annex 1 | No |
POPULATION SIZE
We have no population estimates for this scarce species.
| BOU Category | - |
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First Record
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Northumberland, 1998 (now rejected) |
Movement
Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.
RINGING RECOVERIES
View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about Slender-billed Curlew, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.
PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING
Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
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Field Codes
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5-letter code: SLBCU | Euring: 5400 |
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Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com
- Use of Willapa Bay, Washington, by shorebirds and waterfowl after Spartina control efforts
- Rush cutting to create nesting patches for lapwings Vanellus vanellus and other waders, Lower Lough Erne RSPB reserve, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
- Managed realignment in the UK - the first 5 years of colonization by birds
Read more studies about Slender-billed Curlew on Conservation Evidence >
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