Shorebirds

Bristle-thighed Curlew

This species is of high concern because it nests only in Alaska, and is found in just two relatively small, disjunct regions, the Andreafsky Wilderness near the north Yukon Delta and on the central Seward Peninsula (Marks et al. 2002). The total breeding population is among the smallest of all North American shorebirds, estimated at only 3,200 pairs (Handel et al. 1990). Numerous lines of evidence suggest the population is being negatively affected by anthropogenic factors on the nonbreeding grounds in central Oceania (Marks and Redmond 1994, Gill 1998). Uncertainty about the specific identity of "large shorebirds" harvested in western Alaska raises the possibility that harvest may be a threat to this species.

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Bristle-thighed Curlew

This species is of high concern because it nests only in Alaska, and is found in just two relatively small, disjunct regions, the Andreafsky Wilderness near the north Yukon Delta and on the central Seward Peninsula (Marks et al. 2002). The total breeding population is among the smallest of all North American shorebirds, estimated at only 3,200 pairs (Handel et al. 1990). Numerous lines of evidence suggest the population is being negatively affected by anthropogenic factors on the nonbreeding grounds in central Oceania (Marks and Redmond 1994, Gill 1998). Uncertainty about the specific identity of "large shorebirds" harvested in western Alaska raises the possibility that harvest may be a threat to this species.

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Last Updated: September 18, 2008