Painted

1911

Published

1930

Volume

4

Plate

268

Bristlethigh Curlew

Numenius tahitiensis

This rare bird has been noted on Alaskan shores and migrates down the Asiatic coast. They are accused of nest-robbing, carrying away and eating even the Laysan Albatross eggs!

Their call resembles the Blackbelly Plovers' two-syllable notes.

BREEDING

RANGE

Alaska and islands in the Pacific Ocean.

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