Description:

Large greyish-brown curlew with long curved bill and plain head pattern. Head, neck, breast and upperparts buffy brown with dark streaking, although plumage variable; pale underwing, white rump and lower back; belly white, flanks streaked. Juvenile has breast more buff and flanks less streaked.

Distribution:

Rare passage migrant through the north-western parts of Gilgit-Baltistan, very rare in Baltistan and Astore. Usually found near wetlands; including marshes, lakes, river banks, bogs and grasslands. From lowlands up to 3000m during passage migration.

Behavior:

Feeds by pecking, jabbing or deep probing in mud or damp soil, sometimes rather dexterously. Occasionally seizes food from conspecifics or other wader species. Diet includes annelids, arthropods, crustaceans, molluscs, berries and seeds; occasionally vertebrates, including small fish, amphibians, lizards, young birds and small rodents.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of Eurasian Curlew in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of Eurasian Curlew

Resources:

Birds of Pakistan: Helm Field Guides (R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
The Birds of Pakistan (T. J. Roberts)
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (C. Inskipp, R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide (P. Rasmussen & J. Anderton)
Birds of India: Collins Field Guide (N. Arlott)
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (S. Ali & S. D. Ripley)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (https://www.hbw.com)
The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition
iNaturalist BoGB (inaturalist.org/projects/birds-of-gilgit-baltistan)
Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan (http://fb.me/birdsgb)

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