Abstract
The Eurasian Curlew is breeding in temperate, boreal and subarctic habitats scattered over the Palearctic (Fig. 98). It is replaced by the Fareastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis in the E Palearctic. Mostly 2 distinct subspecies are recognized (Vaurie 1965, Glutz et al. 1977, Cramp & Simmons 1983, Stepanyan 1990):
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N. a. arquata, breeding in W and Central Europe.
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N. a. orientalis, breeding in Central Asia.
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Engelmoer, M., Roselaar, C.S. (1998). Eurasian Curlew — Numenius arquata. In: Geographical Variation in Waders. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5016-3_15
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