bristle-thighed curlew

The bristle-thighed curlew (Numenius tahitiensis) is a species of curlew, a type of shorebird known for its decurved, sickle-shaped bill. This particular curlew breeds in western Alaska and undertakes a long migration to winter in Polynesia. Curlews are streaked, gray or brown birds with long necks and legs. They typically breed inland in temperate and sub-Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and migrate south, frequenting dry uplands for insects and seeds during migration, and marshes and coastal mud flats in winter to feed on worms and crabs. The bristle-thighed curlew is noted for having bristle-like points on its thigh feathers.12