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Far eastern curlew, Numenius madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766), a bird - Critically endangered species listing

29 Nov 2024
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The NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee, established under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (the Act), has made a Final Determination to list the far eastern curlew, Numenius madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766) as a Critically endangered species in Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Act.

NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee final determination

Far eastern curlew, Numenius madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766), a bird – Critically endangered species listing.

Publication date: 29 November 2024

Final Determination Far eastern curlew (PDF 318KB)

Brownish bird with long legs and very long, thin, curved beak

Far eastern curlew, Numenius madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766), a bird

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