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Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Order
CHARADRIIFORMES
– Family
SCOLOPACIDAE
Authors: Skeel, Margaret A., and Elizabeth P. Mallory

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Adult Whimbrel. Seward Peninsula, Alaska. May.
Adult Whimbrel. Seward Peninsula, Alaska. May.
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus). Monterey County, California. November.
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus). Monterey County, California. November.
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus). Monterey County, California. November.
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus). Monterey County, California. November.
Whimbrel nest with eggs, Twin Lakes Road, Churchill, MB, 22 June.
Whimbrel nest with eggs, Twin Lakes Road, Churchill, MB, 22 June.
Whimbrel nest with eggs, Twin Lakes Road, Churchill, MB, 22 June.
Whimbrel nest with eggs, Twin Lakes Road, Churchill, MB, 22 June.
Whimbrel eggs, Yukon, Canada
Whimbrel eggs, Yukon, Canada
Whimbrel nest, Yukon, Canada
Whimbrel nest, Yukon, Canada
Whimbrel chicks shortly after hatching, still in the nest, Twin Lakes Road, Churchill, MB, 9 July.
Whimbrel chicks shortly after hatching, still in the nest, Twin Lakes Road, Churchill, MB, 9 July.
Adult Whimbrel nesting in tundra habitat, Churchill, Manitoba; June.
Adult Whimbrel nesting in tundra habitat, Churchill, Manitoba; June.
Breeding habitat of Whimbrel, Seward Peninsula, AK, June
Breeding habitat of Whimbrel, Seward Peninsula, AK, June