Summary ⁶

The whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across much of subarctic North America, Europe and Asia as far south as Scotland.

Distribution ⁷

occurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Jorge Montejo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/37486682@N07/3483969283
2. (c) Cláudio Dias Timm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1409/5128738709_a784440b69.jpg
3. (c) Cláudio Dias Timm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2794/4487744204_c4c34ab601.jpg
4. (c) Biopix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.biopix.com/photos/SDL-Numenius-phaeopus-00005.jpg
5. (c) axelkr on Flickr, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Numenius_phaeopus_axelkr.jpg/460px-Numenius_phaeopus_axelkr.jpg
6. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numenius_phaeopus
7. (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/28897384

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CalPhotos
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• NBN Atlas
• VertNet
• Xeno-canto
• 日本のレッドデータ検索システム

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