Species profile
Numenius arayae
Numenius arayae
Quick answer
Type host. Northern jacana, Jacana spinosa (Linnaeus) (Charadriiformes: Jacanidae). Type locality. Laguna Los Jicaros, Sector Santa Elena, Area de Conservaión Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
- Scientific name
- Numenius arayae
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Numenius
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