Species profile
Bristle-thighed curlew
Numenius tahitiensis
Quick answer
Breeds w Alaska; winters Hawaii and Micronesia to Polynesia
- Scientific name
- Numenius tahitiensis
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Numenius
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened
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