Birds of North America
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus

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

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.

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

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

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

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
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| "Hudsonian curlew" Whimbrel | 17.5" 44.5cm | 32" 81.3cm | 14oz 397g | Scolopacidae | Numenius phaeopus |
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