Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Summary 5

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 6

North America

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  1. (c) Jorge Montejo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/37486682@N07/3483969283
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  6. (c) WoRMS for SMEBD, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/27516145

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