Eurasian Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Least Concern

The Eurasian Whimbrel is a shorebird of East Asian flyways, northern breeding grounds, and Indo-Pacific wintering coasts. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds, or small aquatic prey along coasts, mudflats, rivers, lakes, grasslands, or open ground; many shorebirds make impressive seasonal movements between breeding and non-breeding areas.

Family

Scolopacidae

Group

Shorebirds

Range

Eurasian Whimbrel Range — Resident or seasonal range in East Asian flyways, northern breeding grounds, and Indo-Pacific wintering coasts

Population

≈ 500K–5M

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