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 →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Whimbrel sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 128 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
📅 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 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.