Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusNumenius (Curlews)
- SpeciesNumenius phaeopus (Whimbrel)
The Eurasian whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), historically known as the white-rumped whimbrel in North America, is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across much of subarctic Palearctic region and Europe as far south as Scotland. This species and the Hudsonian whimbrel were split in 2019, although some taxonomic authorities still consider them to be conspecific. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Whimbrel sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 55 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park
Far Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis
Little Curlew
Numenius minutus
Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
📅 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 Ningaloo Marine Park?
About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Whimbrel sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 55 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Whimbrel in Ningaloo Marine Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Whimbrel in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.