Threatened species connected to Macleay Island, Southern Moreton Bay and the Redlands Coast.
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Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis
Critically endangeredNCA CR · EPBC CE
The Eastern Curlew is a long-billed shorebird that travels from breeding grounds in Russia and China to feed along Australia's coast. Around the bay, its survival is tied to quiet intertidal mudflats where it probes for crabs and other small life exposed by the tide. This beautiful bird is becoming increasingly rare and its future depends on fragile places remaining undisturbed. Moreton Bay is recognised as supporting the critically endangered Eastern Curlew.