Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusNumenius (Curlews)
- SpeciesNumenius phaeopus (Whimbrel)
The Eurasian whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), historically known as the white-rumped whimbrel in North America, is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across much of subarctic Palearctic region and Europe as far south as Scotland. This species and the Hudsonian whimbrel were split in 2019, although some taxonomic authorities still consider them to be conspecific. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Whimbrel sighting in Biebrza National Park, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Biebrza National Park
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Whimbrel in Biebrza National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Whimbrel sighting in Biebrza National Park, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Whimbrel in Biebrza National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Whimbrel in Biebrza National Park in our monthly data.