Bristle-thighed curlew  (Numenius tahitiensis)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Charadriiformes
Family Scolopacidae
Genus Numenius (1)
Size Length: 40 – 44 cm (2)
Wingspan: 82 – 90 cm (2)
Male weight: 254 – 533 g (2)
Female weight: 372 – 796 g (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1) and listed on Appendix II of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) (3).