Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis Scientific name definitions

Jeffrey S. Marks, T. Lee Tibbitts, Robert E. Gill, and Brian J. McCaffery
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2002

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Recommended Citation

Marks, J. S., T. L. Tibbitts, R. E. Gill, and B. J. McCaffery (2020). Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.brtcur.01
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