Numenius tahitiensis
Bristle-thighed Curlew
As recorded: Numenius tahitiensis (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Charadriiformes › Scolopacidae
- Collected by
- W A Bryan
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Island
- Laysan
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 25.7692, -171.7330
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Numenius tahitiensis observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-05-28.
2022-05-28
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) mstone2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-03-23
Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Andy Bridges, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2011-10-23
Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) datafoya2314, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2008-11-07
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Jen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2006-12-18
Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) skottfreee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Numenius tahitiensis. BPBM 2978. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37699426. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/2978.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37699426 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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