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Bristle-thighed Curlew

Numenius tahitiensis

Photo by CorriMacEwen
Published on Project Noah
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Species ID Suggestions

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus
CindyBinghamKeiser
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Comments (3)
CorriMacEwen
Thanks everyone! Will update record with the suggested id.
Darwin26
i'm gonna guess Bristle-thighed Curlew ~ Numenius thahitiensis. Because of the darker eye-liner and because it's not unlikely to be in that area according to Sibley's but for sure it's difficult to say for certain this time of year and the transformations they under go.
Atul
beautiful snap and spotting as well

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PublishedOctober 15, 2011

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