- Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris - endangered or extinct
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
- Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis
- Little Curlew Numenius minutus
- Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis - endangered or extinct
- Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis