Numenius minutus

Little Curlew is a small wading bird with no subspecies.

The curlew usually moves mostly alone or in small groups, but it also joins other snipes in larger groups during migration and wintering. Whenever the tide goes back, they go to the tidal flats to feed, wading in the shallow silt, pecking at insects, insect larvae, small fish, shrimp, crustaceans and mollusks, and sometimes eat algae, grass seeds and plant seeds.

The call of a young Curlew: a chirping "te-te-te" when flying or feeding in groups, and a hoarse "chay-chay-chay" when warning.

They breed in June and July and nest in clusters in the subalpine forests and scrub areas of Siberia. Most choose the edge of the forest or the open woodland after the fire, the nest is placed in the ground hollow or near the tree, but also in the water or the marsh side of the dry reed ground in the hollow. The nest is lined with dead grass, and each clutch lays 3 to 4 eggs, which are green or olive yellow in color and are covered with brown or SLATE gray spots.

Listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) for 2016 ver 3.1 - Not Threatened (LC).

Listed in China's "National Key Protected Wildlife List" (February 5, 2021) Level 2.

Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.

Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!

It is distributed in Australia, Brunei, China, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand and Timor-Leste.
Travellers: Christmas Island, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Norway, Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, United States.
Origin unknown: Canada.
In China, it is mainly distributed in Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang in the north and Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong and other provinces in the south. The curlews breed in eastern Siberia and Mongolia in Russia and winter from Indonesia to Australia. In China, it is a traveler, only in April and May in spring, and in September and October in autumn, when migrating through China, it is most common in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, northeastern Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shandong and south to Guangdong, Fujian, Ho

Curlews are small wading birds with a long, downward-curved, flesh-red beak and dark brown head, head, and hind head. Coarse brow and central crown above the eyes pale yellow. The side and neck of the head are yellowish-gray with scattered dark brown stripes. A dark stripe across the eye to the back. The upper body is dark brown with sandy yellow markings on the feather margin. The underback, waist and tail are covered with blackish-brown, grayish-white markings. Flying feathers, primary coverts, small coverts black brown; The tail feathers are grayish brown with dark brown markings. Chin and throat white or dirt yellow. Chest full of sandy yellow, brown markings; Underbelly and undertail coverings are milky white, or slightly yellow; The hypochondrium has dark brown markings. Underwing coverts, axils yellow, dense black brown fine markings. Both sexes have the same plumage, with the female being larger. Subadult bird body more earthy yellow speckles; The brown stripes on the chest and