Is the global decline reflects local declines? A case of the population trend of Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis in Banyuasin Peninsula, South Sumatra, Indonesia

Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766) is Endangered species confined in East Asian Australasian Flyway (EAAF) sites. We compiled and summarized all historical numbers of Far Eastern Curlew in Banyuasin Peninsula, South Sumatra, Indonesia. A total of 30 records were documented from 1984 to 2020. The largest number is 2,620 individuals during the migration period in 1988. Unfortunately, the largest number drop  to 1,750 individuals in wintering period in 2008, and then drop to 850 individuals in 2019. The numbers indicate that the population decline by up to 62% in the last 35 years (1984 to 2019). It is clear that the global decline of the Far Eastern Curlew also reflects the local population decline in Banyuasin Peninsula.