| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numenius americanus Bechstein, 1812 |
Long-billed curlew | Northwest Atlantic | |
| Numenius arquata (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Numenius borealis (Forster, 1772) |
Arctic and Northeast Atlantic | ||
| Numenius madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766) |
Far Eastern curlew | Pacific Ocean | |
| Numenius minutus Gould, 1841 |
Little curlew | Western Central Pacific | |
| Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Whimbrel | Indo-West Pacific | |
| Numenius tahitiensis (Gmelin, 1789) |
Bar-tailed godwit | Pacific Ocean | |
| Numenius tenuirostris Vieillot, 1817 |
Arctic, Indo-Pacific, Northern Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Sea |