Parent: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers)

└─ Numenius (Curlews)

└─── Numenius americanus (Long-billed curlew)

└─── Numenius arquata (Eurasian curlew)

└─── Numenius borealis (Eskimo curlew)

└─── Numenius madagascariensis (Far eastern curlew)

└─── Numenius minutus (Little curlew)

└─── Numenius phaeopus (Whimbrel)

└─── Numenius tahitiensis (Bristle-thighed curlew)

└─── Numenius tenuirostris (Slender-billed curlew)