Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusNumenius (Curlews)
- SpeciesNumenius phaeopus (Whimbrel)
Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park
Far Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis
Little Curlew
Numenius minutus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
📅 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 Daintree National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Whimbrel sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 98 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Whimbrel in Daintree National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Whimbrel in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.