Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Track and Watch 2
This species is one of the 'track and watch' species in the Yukon as it is rare, threatened or both. If you see this species please take a photo (if you can), note where you are and either upload it to iNaturalist or send it straight to the Conservation Data Centre (CDC) by downloading a Field Observation Form for animals or by using your own method or reporting, and sending it to us: yukoncdc@gov.yk.ca
Summary 3
The Whimbrel is a medium-sized curlew, which is mainly streaked brown, with twin dark streaks along the crown and bill. The bill is long and slightly de-curved (curved downwards), with a pink lower base. The legs and neck are long. The body is white below, with coarsely streaked brown upperparts. In flight, the light-coloured rump and streaked tail is obvious. Whimbrels feed in small groups and roost in large flocks, often with other waders. Voice: The commonest call is a far-carrying rippling 'bibibibibibibi'.
Habitat 4
When breeding the Whimbrel nests in sedge-dwarf shrub tundra, sedge-meadow, hummock-bog, moorlands, and heath-tundra. Nests in depression. Often returns to same nesting area in successive years (Skeel 1983). In non-breeding season it can be found on beaches, tidal mudflats, marshes, estuaries, edges of tidal creeks, sandy or rocky shores, flooded fields and pastures (AOU 1983). Roosts on saltpond flats and dikes, or in mangroves (Stiles and Skutch 1989).
Sources and Credits
- (c) Ingrid Taylar, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/taylar/12215290354/
- (c) Yukon Conservation Data Centre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Adapted by Yukon Conservation Data Centre from a work by (c) Katerina Tvardikova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/31847993
- (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/28897388
More Info
Range Map
iNaturalist.ca Map
| Animal | Bird |
|---|---|
| Color | grey, white |
| Bird | waders |
