WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

Little Curlew

Numenius minutus

Little Curlew belongs to Scolopacidae, within the order Charadriiformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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Little Curlew · Numenius minutus — Illustration, not a field photograph.

Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name: Numenius minutus
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Conservation record: LC · Least Concern
Habitat in source: Grassland
Reported mass: 173 g
Reported wingspan: 70 cm

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.