Sunday, 15 October 2017

Little Curlew

Order - Charadriiformes
Family - Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes)
Little Curlew
Numenius minutus
小杓鹬 (xiǎo sháo-yù)

    Malay : Kendi Kerdil Asia
    Japanese : コシャクシギ (ko shaku-shigi)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 小杓鴫 / 小杓鷸

    Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 1,750,000km²
    Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) : 5,820,000km²
    Migratory Status : Full Migrant
    Breeding Endemic : No



    Size : 28–34 cm; 118–221 g; Wingspan 68–71 cm
              Females average slightly larger (e.g., wing 184–192 mm vs 178–187 mm in males).

    Subspecies and Distribution
  • Monotypic. (Gould, 1841, Maitland, on Hunter River, New South Wales, Australia)
    – Breeds patchily in subarctic taiga of west-central to east-central Siberia; Winters coastal and inland south-central New Guinea, Port Moresby area (southeastern New Guinea), and northern Australia to west-central and east-central coasts.

Distribution Map

2nd Peninsula Malaysia Record !!!
Date : 14 October 2017
Location : Sungai Balang Paddyfield, Mukim Sungai Balang, Daerah Muar, Johor

Date : 14 October 2017
Location : Sungai Balang Paddyfield, Mukim Sungai Balang, Daerah Muar, Johor

Date : 14 October 2017
Location : Sungai Balang Paddyfield, Mukim Sungai Balang, Daerah Muar, Johor

Date : 14 October 2017
Location : Sungai Balang Paddyfield, Mukim Sungai Balang, Daerah Muar, Johor

Date : 14 October 2017
Location : Sungai Balang Paddyfield, Mukim Sungai Balang, Daerah Muar, Johor

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