Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Тихоокеански свирец |
| Catalan | polit del Pacífic |
| Czech | koliha aljašská |
| Danish | Alaskaspove |
| Dutch | Zuidzeewulp |
| English | Bristle-thighed Curlew |
| English (HAW) | Kioea - Bristle-thighed Curlew |
| English (United States) | Bristle-thighed Curlew |
| French | Courlis d'Alaska |
| French (France) | Courlis d'Alaska |
| German | Borstenbrachvogel |
| Icelandic | Broddaspói |
| Indonesian | Gajahan tahiti |
| Japanese | ハリモモチュウシャク |
| Norwegian | alaskaspove |
| Polish | kulik alaskański |
| Russian | Таитянский кроншнеп |
| Serbian | Čekinjasta carska šljuka |
| Slovak | hvizdák aljašský |
| Spanish | Zarapito del Pacífico |
| Spanish (Chile) | Zarapito polinésico |
| Spanish (Spain) | Zarapito del Pacífico |
| Swedish | alaskaspov |
| Turkish | Tahiti Kervançulluğu |
| Ukrainian | Кульон аляскинський |
Numenius tahitiensis (Gmelin, 1789)
Definitions
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- tahitensis / tahitiacus / tahitica / tahiticus / tahitiensis / tahitina / tahitius
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Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis Scientific name definitions
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2002
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Adult male Bristle-thighed Curlew; Alaska, July
Breeding plumage; Andreafsky region, Alaska, July. © D. Ruthrauff; photographer D. Ruthrauff
Bristle-thighed Curlew chick, 1 day old; Seward Peninsula, AK, June
One-day old chick in upland tundra vegetation. Chicks are highly precocial and capable of walking great distances (100s m/day) within hours of hatch. © Lee Tibbitts; photographer Lee Tibbitts
Nesting habitat; Alaska, June.
Central Seward Peninsula, Alaska. June 2006. Curlews nest on tundra-covered slopes of rolling hills intersected with numerous drainages. © Lee Tibbitts; photographer Lee Tibbitts
Winter habitat of Bristle-thighed Curlew; French Polynesia, March.
Morane, Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia. March 2003. Wintering Bristle-thighed Curlews feed in a variety of habitats on atolls in Oceania, including ocean terraces and ocean beaches. © Eric Vanderwerf; photographer Eric Vanderwerf
Bog cranberries, key food for Bristle-thighed Curlews in late spring
Bog Cranberries, Vaccinium oxycoccus, a key food for Bristle-thighed Curlews arriving on Alaskan breeding grounds in late spring. These berries represent a crop from the previous season. Central Seward Peninsula, Alaska. June. © Lee Tibbitts; photographer Lee Tibbitts
Macaulay Library Photos for Bristle-thighed Curlew
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