- Numenius tahitiensis
Identification
Distribution
Breeds on the lower Yukon River and the Seward Peninsula in western Alaska. Winters in Micronesia, Fiji, Tonga, Hawaii, American Samoa, and French Polynesia. Accidental vagrant along the pacific coast of Canada and the United States, and in Japan, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
Taxonomy
This is a Monotypic species.
Habitat
Behaviour
Hawaiian name confusion
I have seen at least two sources give this bird the Hawaiian name "kioea". I'd like to note that "kioea" was also the name of a long-extinct large brown honeyeater. This may cause people some confusion. See the "kioea" database entry for more info.
Originally posted by bkrownd
