Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusNumenius (Curlews)
- SpeciesNumenius hudsonicus (Hudsonian Whimbrel)
The Hudsonian whimbrel or Hudsonian curlew (Numenius hudsonicus) 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. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Acadia National Park
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Sanderling
Calidris alba
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Hudsonian Whimbrel at Acadia National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there