Birds of North America

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus


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A Whimbrel flying along the shoreline on the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, Chatham, Massachusetts, USA.

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A Whimbrel feeding on a mudflat, displaying the stripes on the top of its head, at the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, San Diego, California, USA.

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A back view of a Whimbrel standing in a bay on the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, Chatham, Massachusetts, USA.

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A side view of a small Whimbrel seen at the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, San Diego, California, USA.

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A Whimbrel walking along a mudflat at low tide at the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, San Diego, California, USA.

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A Whimbrel seen feeding in a canal at the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, San Diego, California, USA.

Life, Habitat & Pictures of the Whimbrel

Name B L W W W Family Latin Name
"Hudsonian curlew" Whimbrel 17.5" 44.5cm 32" 81.3cm14oz 397g Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus


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