common curlew Directory References Images Discover 6 Cultures That Recognize More than Two Genders 7 Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Inventors Why Is the Mona Lisa So Famous? 9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes 10 Best Hockey Players of All Time 7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers 7 Accidents and Disasters in Spaceflight History Contents common curlew bird Ask the Chatbot a Question Ask the Chatbot a Question Also known as: Eurasian curlew, Numenius arquata Learn about this topic in these articles:description In curlewThe common, or Eurasian, curlew (N. arquata), almost 60 cm (24 inches) long including the bill, is the largest European shorebird. This species breeds from Britain to Central Asia. Read More