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% of wildlife watchers report a Hudsonian Whimbrel sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Everglades National Park
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
📅 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 Everglades National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Hudsonian Whimbrel sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Hudsonian Whimbrel in Everglades National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Hudsonian Whimbrel in Everglades National Park in our monthly data.