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Slender-billed curlews are officially extinct—here's why the loss of these migratory birds really matters

The slender-billed curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) has been officially declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Possibly extinct today, Eskimo curlews used to fly through Arkansas during long migrations

The Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis) was a grassland species of shore bird in the sandpiper family. This curlew had warm brown or cinnamon colored feathers with white speckles. Its primary wing ...
Grand Forks Herald

Mike Jacobs Always in Season: Curlews forsake the valley, but hang on elsewhere in North Dakota

GRAND FORKS – A long-billed curlew jumped out of my mailbox last week – not the bird itself, of course. Long-billed curlews haven’t been seen in Grand Forks County in 100 years. This was a picture of ...
Smithsonian Magazine

GPS Tracking Technology Allows Scientists to Fly With Curlews on Their Epic Migrations

Researchers are unraveling the mystery of how migratory birds achieve their amazing flights Paula Cimprich and Andy Boyce How do you study a species that travels thousands of miles, using a mode of ...
The Victoria Advocate

Long-billed curlews are plentiful in population

Gulf Coast Bird Observatory surveys for non-breeding shorebirds along the Upper Texas Coast as part of our research. GCBO intern Alex Pearcy and I monitor Matagorda Beach, Bryan Beach, Quintana Beach, ...