Species profile
whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Quick answer
Breeding regions are PAL. Breeding subregions are patchily in subarctic tundra of Palearctic: ne Greenland and n Scotland through subarctic Russia to Chukotskiy Pen. (ne Russia). Non breeding regions are widespread on temperate to tropical Palearctic coasts: s British Is., Madeira to Cape Verde (Macaronesia, nw of n Africa), w Mediterranean, Africa, Indian Ocean and associated gulfs, bays and islands, Australasia to North and n South is. (New Zealand) and Melanesia, n to Ryukyu Is. (=Nansei Shoto, s Japan) and e to Micronesia; rare farther e in Polynesia.
- Scientific name
- Numenius phaeopus
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Numenius
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording whimbrel in your journal
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