The Seasonal Birds Geumgang Birdwatch Observatory Movement of the Seasonal Birds The Upper Part of the Estuary Bank The Lower Part of the Estuary Bank Eoeun-ri Tidal Flat Paper Corea Woods Yubudo Island Napo Crossfield   [Eastern curlew ] Numenius madagascariensis (LINNAEUS) Features: They have eyebrow line of white with light reddish and rusty color tint over their eyes. The under part of chin is white, and the throat and the fore neck are light ashy brown and have the dark axis unit. The back neck is dark brown and has the light reddish rusty wide edge. The back is black brown and has the light brown edge with light reddish rusty color tint. The place between the shoulders and the lower back are little gray. The breast and the stomach are light yellowish brown with the reddish rusty color tint and have the black brown axis unit. The upper feathers covering tail is light reddish rusty color and have the dark brown horizontal stripe. The lower feathers covering tail are white with reddish rusty color tint and have the dark brown vertical dapples. The beak is black, and the base of the lower beak is a skin color. The legs are blue gray or livid. Mode of life: They are winter birds. They pass the winter on the coast, the tidal flat of bay, reclaimed lands, estuary delta, salt farm, and farm land. They come down to land alone or in a group of 20-30 or 200-300. They are sometimes mixed with Indian curlews, and they have the habits similar to those of them. Call: They have a loud note, "pi-yo, pi-yo, pi-yo" or "ho-yee-ho-yee", and they are heard "ho-wee" in a distance. Breeding time: They lay eggs from June till July. The number of eggs of the same litter is 4. The eggs have the brown dappled design with green tint and the small spots on a dirty olive green. Range: They can be found in Sakhalin, the Kuril Island, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Micronesia.
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