Strategic Planning for the Far Eastern Curlew - Progress Report 2
Date: 09, Jan, 2018
Author(s):
Amanda Lilleyman
Stephen Garnett
Hamish Campbell
Peter Kyne
Richard Fuller
| Amanda Lilleyman, Stephen Garnett, Hamish Campbell, Peter Kyne, Richard Fuller
Publisher: CDU
Project 5.1.1
The far eastern curlew (FEC) is the largest migratory shorebird in the world. It is listed as Critically Endangered in
Australia with numbers rapidly declining. Recent research has highlighted the importance of high quality non-breeding
habitat to migratory shorebirds, but it is difficult to provide strategic guidance to developers and decision-makers
because too little is known regarding the ecological requirements of the bird. Currently little is known about their
exact feeding and roosting habitat needs. While coastal development can negatively impact populations, they are
known to use some artificial habitat for roosting. This project will provide the knowledge needed to develop strategic
guidelines for far eastern curlew conservation.
5.1.1 Far Eastern Curlew Progress Report 2_V3.pdf