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Numenius tahitiensis (Bristle-thighed Curlew)

Synonyms: Scolopax tahitiensis

Wikipedia Abstract

The bristle-thighed curlew (Numenius tahitiensis) is a medium-sized shorebird that breeds in Alaska and winters on tropical Pacific islands. It has a long, decurved bill and bristled feathers at the base of the legs. Its length is about 40–44 cm and wingspan about 84 cm (females averaging bigger than males). The size and shape are the same as the whimbrel's, and the plumage is similar, spotted brown on their upper body with a light belly and rust-colored or buffy tail. The bigger buff spots on the upper body, unmarked light belly and barely marked flanks, tail color, and pale buffy-orange rump distinguish it from the whimbrel.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
6
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
50
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 12.7167
EDGE Score: 4.00491

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  420 grams
Birth Weight [3]  38 grams
Female Weight [5]  428 grams
Male Weight [5]  374 grams
Weight Dimorphism [5]  14.4 %
Breeding Habitat [2]  Arctic tundra
Wintering Geography [2]  Paleotropics
Wintering Habitat [2]  Beaches and estuaries
Diet [4]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates), Piscivore, Frugivore, Herbivore
Diet - Fish [4]  10 %
Diet - Fruit [4]  20 %
Diet - Invertibrates [4]  40 %
Diet - Plants [4]  20 %
Diet - Scavenger [4]  10 %
Forages - Ground [4]  100 %
Female Maturity [3]  2 years 11 months
Male Maturity [3]  2 years 11 months
Clutch Size [7]  4
Clutches / Year [3]  1
Global Population (2017 est.) [2]  10,000
Incubation [6]  25 days
Maximum Longevity [3]  24 years
Migration [8]  Intercontinental
Wing Span [6]  33 inches (.84 m)

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
Andreafsky Wilderness USA A1, A4i
Central Seward Peninsula USA A1, A4i
Central Yukon-Kuskokwim USA A1, A4i
Henderson Island Pitcairn Islands (to UK) A1, A2, A4i, A4ii    
Oeno Island Pitcairn Islands (to UK) A1, A4i, A4ii    

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
East Melanesian Islands Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu No
Polynesia-Micronesia Fiji, Micronesia, Polynesia, Samoa, Tonga, United States No

Prey / Diet

Prey / Diet Overlap

Range Map

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
2Partners in Flight Avian Conservation Assessment Database, version 2017. Accessed on January 2018.
3de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
4Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
5Marks, JS, TL Tibbitts, RE Gill, and BJ McCaffery. 2002. Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis). In: The birds of North America, No. 705 (A.Poole, and F.Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia , PA
6Riede, Klaus (2004) Global Register of Migratory Species - from Global to Regional Scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. 330 pages + CD-ROM
7Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303
8Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
9del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0