Bristle-thighed Curlew

Numenius tahitiensis
Family
Sandpipers and Allies
Order
Charadriiformes
Codes
brtcur, BTCU
๐Ÿ“‹ Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilySandpipers and Allies (Scolopacidae)
SpeciesNumenius tahitiensis
Codesbrtcur, BTCU
๐Ÿ” Identification

The Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis) is a member of the Sandpipers and Allies family within the order Charadriiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code brtcur when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.