"Some shorebirds are capable of very deep (>15 cm) and complex probing of the sediment and this feeding guild is represented globally by three very large curlew species: s (Numinous madagascariensis), s (N. arquata) and s (N. americanus). These deep-probing shorebirds are threatened globally due to recent declines in population sizes, largely resulting from and hunting pressure. To prevent further loss and possible extinction of shorebirds at risk, better knowledge of their feeding ecology outside the breeding grounds is required."