Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Fertő-Hanság National Park
128 Verified records at Fertő-Hanság National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Whimbrel sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 128 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
20–30
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
70–80%
2 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
3 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
70–80%
4 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
60–70%
5 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
40–50%
6 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
7 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
8 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
9 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
10 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
11 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
12 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
13 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
14 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
15 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
16 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
17 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
18 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
19 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
20 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
21 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
22 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
23 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
24 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
25 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
26 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
27 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
28 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
29 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
30 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
31 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
32 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
33 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
34 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
5–10%
35 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
36 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
37 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
38 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
39 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
40 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
41 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
42 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
43 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
44 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
45 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
46 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
47 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
48 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
49 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
50 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
51 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
52 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
53 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
54 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
55 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
56 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
57 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
58 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
59 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
60 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
61 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
62 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
63 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%
64 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
65 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
66 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
67 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
68 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
69 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
70 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
71 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data
72 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
73 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
74 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
75 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
76 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
77 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
78 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
79 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
80 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
81 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
82 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
Insufficient data
83 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
84 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
85 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
86 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
87 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
88 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
89 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
90 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
91 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
92 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
93 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Whimbrel in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Whimbrel sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 128 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Whimbrel in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Whimbrel in Fertő-Hanság National Park in our monthly data.

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