Eskimo Curlew (Numenius borealis) wildspecies.ca

At Risk

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Birds

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Common Names

English common name:

Eskimo Curlew

French common name:

Courlis esquimau

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Eskimo Curlew	Courlis esquimau
2005	Eskimo Curlew	Courlis esquimau
2010	Eskimo Curlew	Courlis esquimau
2015	Eskimo Curlew	Courlis esquimau
2020	Eskimo Curlew	Courlis esquimau

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Reptilia

Subclass

Aves

Infraclass

Neognathae

Superorder

Neoaves

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Numenius borealis	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes
2005	Numenius borealis	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes
2010	Numenius borealis	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes
2015	Numenius borealis	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes
2020	Numenius borealis	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2000	Critically Imperiled
2005	Critically Imperiled
2010	Critically Imperiled
2015	Critically Imperiled
2020	Critically Imperiled

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	At Risk - 1
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Critically Imperiled - N1B,N1M
2020	Critically Imperiled - N1B

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	At Risk - 1
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1B,S1M
2020	Possibly Extirpated - SHB

Nunavut
2000	At Risk - 1
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1B,S1M
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1B

British Columbia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Alberta
2000	Extirpated - 0.1
2005	Extirpated - 0.1
2010	Extirpated - 0.1
2015	Presumed Extirpated - SXB,SXM
2020	Presumed Extirpated - SXB

Saskatchewan
2000	At Risk - 1
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Presumed Extirpated - SXB,SXM
2020	Presumed Extirpated - SXB

Manitoba
2000	At Risk - 1
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Presumed Extirpated - SXM
2020	Presumed Extirpated - SXM

Ontario
2000	At Risk - 1
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Presumed Extirpated - SXM
2020	Presumed Extirpated - SXM

Quebec
2000	Extirpated - 0.1
2005	Extirpated - 0.1
2010	Extirpated - 0.1
2015	Presumed Extirpated - SXM
2020	Presumed Extirpated - SXM

New Brunswick
2000	Undetermined - 5
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Presumed Extirpated - SXM
2020	Presumed Extirpated - SXM

Nova Scotia
2000	Undetermined - 5
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Presumed Extirpated - SXM
2020	Presumed Extirpated - SXM

Prince Edward Island
2000	Extirpated - 0.1
2005	Extirpated - 0.1
2010	Extirpated - 0.1
2015	Presumed Extirpated - SXM
2020	Presumed Extirpated - SXM

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	At Risk - 1
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Possibly Extirpated - SHM
2020	Possibly Extirpated - SHM

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Possibly Extirpated - SHM
2020	Possibly Extirpated - SHM

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present