Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

Order: Charadriiformes | Family: Scolopacidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. North America

whimbrel
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. North America

whimbrel
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Paracas, Ica
whimbrel
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. North America

Identification & Behavior: ~42.5 cm (17 in). The Whimbrel is grayish-brown with a pale belly. It has distinctive pale eyebrows alongside a black stripe from the base of the bill to the nape. It has a long decurved bill with a reddish or flesh-colored base of the mandible. It is similar to the Marbled Godwit, but it is distinguished by having a shorter and decurved bill. Also, see the rare vagrant Long-billed Curlew.

Status: The Whimbrel is a common Boreal Migrant along the coast of Peru where it is present during the months of September through April. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, Bo, Ch.

Name in Spanish: Zarapito Trinador.

Sub-species: Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus), Latham 1790.

Meaning of Name: Numenius: Gr. noumënios, noumënia = bird mentioned by Hesychius and associated with a torch or new Moon. phaeopus: L. phaios= dark brown and pous= foot.

See more of the Family Scolopacidae   peru aves

Distribution Map
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References:

    • Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum.  http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 01/01/2015.