The Tahitian curlew is a large migratory bird with a very long curved bill. It spends summer in the Alaskan tundra, where it raises its chicks, and winter on the warm islands of the Pacific Ocean.
The Tahitian curlew differs from other curlews with stiff bristle-like feathers on its thighs and one of the longest migrations among birds. It is important for nature as a seed disperser on islands and as an indicator of the health of Arctic and oceanic ecosystems.
meadows, prairies, forb glades on land
Worker
birth time
Pelagic Ocean
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
probing
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Map
will celebrate their {n} birthday
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summer mild, +15…+20 °C
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
very hot and very humid all year round, rain almost every day
very cold, short summer, almost no trees, lots of moss
days
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Coral Reef
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
mollusks
beak
adult
Maturity
crabs
sea urchins and stars
South and Central America, hot and humid, huge forests
invertebrates
insects
About health
marine coastal
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
Repro interval
results
Oceanian realm
Colors
Cool summer
Sex
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
mo
hot, rains in summer, little precipitation in winter
little precipitation in winter, more in summer
all seas and oceans
Trophic type
all living animals without backbone
Filters
warm shallow water, bright corals and thousands of beautiful fish
Upcoming birthdays
Breeding structure built or used for laying eggs and raising offspring.
Winter with snow
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
Oceanian realm
rains almost always, very humid
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
Hot, little precipitation in winter
Age (embryo)
Wanderers
Food items are collected from exposed outer surfaces of substrates.
Wings size
far from shore, deep water, large whales and sharks live here
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
berries
Tundra
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
Lifespan average
young after fast growth
Juvenile stage following larval metamorphosis but not yet adult.
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
Wings color
live echinoderms, sea stars, urchins, sea cucumbers
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
Share
swampy freshwater biotopes — peat bogs, marshes, river mangroves
live snails, mussels, oysters
Find a pet...
Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
Actively hunting and capturing live prey.
Pets
Nearctic realm
juicy berries — bilberry, rowan, rosehip
Lots of rain and cool summer
Feeding occurs primarily on land or in vegetation.
Legs size
{name} jubilee
cm
Old-timers
Find an animal or breed...
Wingspan
turns
Rascals
terrestrial grassland and steppe
terrestrial herbaceous
Flooded grasslands
Litter size
live crabs, shrimps, lobsters
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
Where are they found?
Thigh bristles color
all rivers and lakes
Down color
lots of rain, cool summer, snow in winter
Low precipitation in winter
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Elders
Bro
freshwater marsh and wetlands
Taxons
carnivore
if born as {name}
Forages within or on the surface of soil or substrate.
cold, short summer, almost no trees
age
birth date
Close
Egg shell color
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
Neotropical realm
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
surface
primary food sources
Beak size
Potential Habitat
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Mass
cold winter, lots of coniferous trees: spruce, pine
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
terrestrial
Gestation
from 130 grams to 0.5 kilograms, 0.35 – 0.8 meters
{name} birthday
Nearctic realm
soil
Always hot
No results found
North America and Greenland, from tundra to forests
On the map
Pleasant summer
all life stages
Female ♀
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
birth year
Maturity
sq mm
yr
Beak color
comfortable summer, +20…+25 °C
How similar?
Male ♂
until the celebration
Inserts beak, snout, or tongue into substrate to locate buried or hidden food.
baby / chick
Tundra
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
Legs color
What if eaten?
Neither
from birth to adulthood
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
nest
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
Marine world
from birth to death
much snow in winter, cold
Plumage color
water often floods the land, lots of grass
Freshwater
Duration
many islands in the Pacific Ocean, warm seas and corals
live insects
saline marine habitat
Always hot and wet
This is me
freshwater
Always very wet
Gamers
How are they built?
marine
shallow near the shore, water rises and falls, crabs live here
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
Link copied
coastal marine zone — shelf, neritic zone
My age?
wk
My size?
Taiga
Asexual
swap
freshwater environment — rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps
active predation
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
many islands in the Pacific Ocean, warm seas and corals
celebrated their {n} birthday
open grassy spaces — steppes, savannas, prairies
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
very hot all year round, frequent rains, but sometimes dry
Littoral Zone
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
foraging
whole life
Hermaphrodite ⚥
North America and Greenland, from tundra to forests
embryo
Hard, projecting mouthpart used to probe, pluck, or crack food.
Zucchini
Length
kg
Observations
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