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Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus   (Linnaeus, 1758)
 

Distribution: Breeds Holarctic. Cosmopolitan winterer.  (Map)

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References:
James F. Clements. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition, Cornell University Press (June 7, 2007)




Taxonomy
Red list  - Least Concern   [INFO]
Kingdom Animalia
Animals
Phylum Chordata
Chordates
Class Aves
Birds
Order Charadriiformes
Gulls, Terns, Alcids, Sandpipers
Family Scolopacidae
Sandpipers and Allies
Genus Numenius
Species phaeopus
Whimbrel
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies/hybrids/varieties
Subspecies
phaeopus
NW Palearctic; winters to Africa and India
alboaxillaris
Steppes n of Caspian Sea; winters coastal w Indian Ocean
variegatus
Siberia; winters to India, Philippines, Indonesia and Australia
hudsonicus
Alaska to n Canada; winters to s South America

Taxon names
  Swedish Småspov
  German Regenbrachvogel
  Danish syn. Lille Regnspove
  Danish Småspove
  Spanish Zarapito Trinador
  Estonian Väikekoovitaja
  Faroese Spógvi
  Finnish Pikkukuovi
  French Courlis corlieu
  Greenlandic Saarfaarsussuaq
  Hungarian Kis póling
  Icelandic Spói
  Italian Chiurlo piccolo
  Japanese Chuushakushigi
  Latvian Lietuvainis
  Dutch Regenwulp
  Norwegian Småspove
  Polish Kulik mniejszy
  Portuguese Maçarico-galego
  Sámi Guškkástat
  Welsh Coegylfinir


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