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Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Photo by PrakashPB
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Field Notes

Description:

The Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 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, Europe and Asia as far south as Scotland.
This is a migratory species wintering on coasts in Africa, South America, south Asia into Australasia and southern North America. It is also a coastal bird during migration.[2] It is fairly gregarious outside the breeding season.

Species ID Suggestions

Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

Comments (3)

Its OK Nuwan.....Both looks almost same...
sorry for the wrong suggestion! i think you are correct with Whimbrel. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Curlew_%28Numenius_arquata%29_%2812%29.jpg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Whimbrel_%28Numenius_phaeopus%29_RWD.jpg
NuwanChathuranga is it Whimbrel ???
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PublishedNovember 26, 2013

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