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Common Name

Whimbrel

Alternate Names

Common Type

Whimbrel

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Scolopacidae

Genus

Numenius

Species

phaeopus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Common Indonesia, Common Madagascar

Number of Sub-Species

Some think there are two separate species of whimbrel but here they are considered seven sub species.

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows being coastal during migration.

Distribution and Range

Both coasts of North America, Europe and Asia; wintering in South America, Africa, south Asia into Australasia.

Food

Forage on wet meadows or mud flats by sight and by jabbing for aquatic insects, small crustaceans and some plant life.

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Bird

Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Charadriiformes

Scolopacidae

Numenius

phaeopus

Least Concern

Common Indonesia, Common Madagascar

Some think there are two separate species of whimbrel but here they are considered seven sub species.

Migratory

Marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows being coastal during migration.

Both coasts of North America, Europe and Asia; wintering in South America, Africa, south Asia into Australasia.

Forage on wet meadows or mud flats by sight and by jabbing for aquatic insects, small crustaceans and some plant life.

Nineteeth centruy hunting took a heavy toll on their numbers but the population has since recovered.