Species that live in a habitat similar to the Bristle-thighed curlew Results 1 - 20
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Coastal stingaree (Urolophus orarius)
The coastal stingaree is a rare endemic of southern Australian waters and is seldom seen in the wild. As with most rays, the body ...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Shore plover (Thinornis novaeseelandiae)
This small, stocky wader is one of the world's most threatened coastal birds. The forehead, sides of face, throat and collar are b...  More  7 Images  2 Videos
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Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
The oystercatcher is well known as a coastal species, and is easily recognised by virtue of its large size and combination of blac...  More  22 Images  8 Videos
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Saunder’s gull (Larus saundersi)
A small gull with a black hood and nape, but only during the breeding season, Saunder’s gull has a white body with pale grey wings...  More  14 Images  2 Videos
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Starlet sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis)
This greyish-white anemone has a bulbous central section with a contracting column that enables it to burrow into soft mud. At the...  More  5 Images  0 Videos
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Cliff tiger beetle (Cicindela germanica)
The cliff tiger beetle is the smallest tiger beetle in Britain. It is typically dull green in colour with a coppery sheen, but it ...  More  4 Images  1 Video
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Nazca booby (Sula granti)
With its bright orange coloured beak and eyes, contrasting plumage tones, and black, bare facial skin, the Nazca booby is one of t...  More  40 Images  0 Videos
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Lugworm (Arenicola marina)
The presence of this lugworm can be detected by the characteristic signs of one of its U or J-shaped burrows; depressions are form...  More  7 Images  3 Videos
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Nordmann’s greenshank (Tringa guttifer)
With white spots on the black upper side and black spots on the white underside, Nordmann’s greenshank is easily recognisable. The...  More  10 Images  0 Videos
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Marine otter (Lontra felina)
The smallest of the New World otters, the marine otter displays charisma, charm and dexterity. Males and females look alike with a...  More  17 Images  3 Videos
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Black skimmer (Rynchops niger)
The largest of the three skimmer species, the black skimmer is an unmistakable bird, best known for its remarkable beak. As in all...  More  26 Images  5 Videos
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Sea lettuce (Ulva lactua)
Sea lettuce is a common green seaweed with a broad translucent frond that is just 2 cell layers thick. This seaweed has a rather ‘...  More  7 Images  1 Video
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Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki)
The Galapagos sea lion is found in the Galapagos Archipelago where it is one of the most conspicuous and numerous marine mammals. ...  More  26 Images  12 Videos
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New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri)
The New Zealand fur seal has been recorded diving deeper and for longer than any other species of fur seal. Fur seals, along with ...  More  29 Images  5 Videos
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Star ascidian (Botryllus schlosseri)
The star ascidian is a colonial sea-squirt. The individual members of the colony (known as zooids) are embedded in a jelly-like co...  More  5 Images  2 Videos
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Common mussel (Mytilus edulis)
The common mussel has a roughly triangular shell, which is bluish, purplish or brown in colour and covered with a black outer laye...  More  10 Images  5 Videos
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Endemic predatory shrimp (Procaris ascensionis)
Endemic to just two small rock pools on Ascension Island, this shrimp occupies an extremely vulnerable position. The endemic preda...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Bladder wrack (Fucus vesiculosus)
Bladder wrack is a familiar large olive-brown coloured seaweed, which attaches to rocky substrates by means of a small disc. The f...  More  8 Images  1 Video
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Bright wave moth (Idaea ochrata cantiata)
Adult Bright Wave moths are ochreous brown to orange in colour with fine waved cross-lines on both the fore- and hind-wings. The s...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Auckland Island shag (Phalacrocorax colensoi)
The Auckland Island shag is a medium-sized, black-and-white cormorant with a short black crest. The black plumage of the upperpart...  More  10 Images  0 Videos
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