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 Denali National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Denali National Park
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
Surfbird
Calidris virgata
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
📅 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 Denali National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Whimbrel sighting in Denali National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Whimbrel in Denali National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Whimbrel in Denali National Park in our monthly data.