Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusNumenius (Curlews)
- SpeciesNumenius hudsonicus (Hudsonian Whimbrel)
The Hudsonian whimbrel or Hudsonian curlew (Numenius hudsonicus) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across much of subarctic North America. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Hudsonian Whimbrel sighting in Carara National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Carara National Park
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
📅 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 Hudsonian Whimbrel in Carara National Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Hudsonian Whimbrel sighting in Carara National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Hudsonian Whimbrel in Carara National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Hudsonian Whimbrel in Carara National Park in our monthly data.