Common name: Eskimo Curlew

Scientific name: Numenius borealis (Forster, 1772)

Class:

Aves (Birds)

Order:

Charadriiformes (Gulls, Plovers, and Shorebirds)

Family:

Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, and Relatives)

Synonyms:

Other common names:

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Habitat type(s):

Habitat description(s)

Estuarine:

Tidal flat/shore

Palustrine:

HERBACEOUS WETLAND

Terrestrial:

Grassland/herbaceous, Tundra, Cropland/hedgerow

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Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

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Conservation:

Global conservation status rank:

GH

Possibly Extinct - No existing populations known anywhere in the world; known only from historical records, but still some possibility of rediscovery upon further searching.

State conservation status rank:

SXN

Federal protection:

Endangered

Listed as Endangered under the Federal Endangered Species Act

State protection:

Endangered

Listed as Endangered by New York State: in imminent danger of extirpation in New York. For animals, taking, importation, transportation, or possession is prohibited, except under license or permit. For plants, removal or damage without the consent of the landowner is prohibited.

SGCN:

NYNHP track status:

N: Do not track

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More information:

Conservation guide:

None

NatureServe explorer link:

https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.100370/Numenius_borealis/