Numenius tahitiensis
- 60.2 × 41.98 mm (approx.)
- Clutch: 3–4 eggs
Breeds in Canada, United States
Buffy brown with large brown splotches.
Sources of information
- Size
- Average of 5 eggs: Allen, A.A. & Kyllingstad, H. 1949. The eggs and young of the Bristle-thighed Curlew. Auk 66: 343-350, p. 345.
- Description
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Bristle-thighed Curlew, Life History.
Drawing checked against a photo: Flickr photo by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Alaska. - Clutch
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds.
- Shape
- Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).
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