Fact Card
COMMON NAME: BRISTLE-THIGHED CURLEW
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Numenius tahitiensis
TYPE: Migrant
RECORDED SIGHTINGS: Viti Levu – Vanua Levu – Taveuni – Kadavu – Lomaiviti – Lau – Rotuma
GROUP NAME: KINGDOM – Animalia / PHYLUM – Chordata / CLASS – Aves
ORDER – Charadriiformes / FAMILY – Scolopacidae / GENUS – Numenius
Video: Bristle Thighed Curlew
Audio: Bristle Thighed Curlew
IUCN Red List Status
Fijian Commemorative Postage Stamp
References
- Bristle-thighed curlew. (2023, September 27). In Wikipedia. Link
- [Gerrit Vyn]. (2016, January 25). Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis [Video]. Macaulay Library. Link
- IUCN (2020, August 10). Bristle-thighed Curlew. IUCN Red List. Retrieved September 28, 2023, from Link
- [Lucas DeCicco]. (2015, July 13). Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis [Video]. Macaulay Library. Link
Additional Sources of Information
- NatureFiji-MareqetiViti is Fiji’s only domestic NGO working solely for the conservation and sustainable management of Fiji’s unique natural heritage – Link
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