Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusNumenius (Curlews)
- SpeciesNumenius hudsonicus (Whimbrel)
Closest Relatives at Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
📅 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 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?
About 25% of visitor-days record a Whimbrel sighting in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve, based on 39 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Whimbrel in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Whimbrel in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve in our monthly data.