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 →
Closest Relatives at Fiordland National Park
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Black-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus bulleri
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Black-fronted Tern
Chlidonias albostriatus
VOC
Haematopus unicolor
South Island Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus finschi
White-headed Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Whimbrel at Fiordland National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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