WoRMS taxon details
Numenius Brisson, 1760
- Species Numenius americanus Bechstein, 1812
- Species Numenius arquata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Numenius borealis (Forster, 1772)
- Species Numenius madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Species Numenius minutus Gould, 1841
- Species Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Numenius tahitiensis (Gmelin, 1789)
- Species Numenius tenuirostris Vieillot, 1817
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Brisson, M.-J.; Dwight, J.; Laetvaerennydt; Martinet, F. N.; Tucker, M. B.; Vaernewyck. (1760). Ornithologie, ou, Méthode contenant la division des oiseaux en ordres, sections, genres, especes & leurs variétés : a laquelle on a joint une description exacte de chaque espece, avec les citations des auteurs qui en ont traité, les noms quils leur ont donnés, ceux que leur ont donnés les différentes nations, & les noms vulgaires. 6: 1-543, pls: I-VI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36210804 [details]
Description Size: medium to large. Plumage: streaked, mottled and barred, dark brown and buff or whitish; breeding dress like...
Description Size: medium to large. Plumage: streaked, mottled and barred, dark brown and buff or whitish; breeding dress like non-breeding, wings long and pointed; tail rounded. Other characters: bill long and decurved; legs long, feet with a well developed hind toe. <389> [details]
WoRMS (2025). Numenius Brisson, 1760. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159036 on 2025-04-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Brisson, M.-J.; Dwight, J.; Laetvaerennydt; Martinet, F. N.; Tucker, M. B.; Vaernewyck. (1760). Ornithologie, ou, Méthode contenant la division des oiseaux en ordres, sections, genres, especes & leurs variétés : a laquelle on a joint une description exacte de chaque espece, avec les citations des auteurs qui en ont traité, les noms quils leur ont donnés, ceux que leur ont donnés les différentes nations, & les noms vulgaires. 6: 1-543, pls: I-VI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36210804 [details]
basis of record Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
basis of record Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Other
additional source
Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
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Description Size: medium to large. Plumage: streaked, mottled and barred, dark brown and buff or whitish; breeding dress like non-breeding, wings long and pointed; tail rounded. Other characters: bill long and decurved; legs long, feet with a well developed hind toe. <389> [details]
| Language | Name | |
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| Japanese | ダイシャクシギ属 | [details] |
