Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusNumenius (Curlews)
- SpeciesNumenius phaeopus (Whimbrel)
The Eurasian whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), historically known as the white-rumped whimbrel in North America, is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across much of subarctic Palearctic region and Europe as far south as Scotland. This species and the Hudsonian whimbrel were split in 2019, although some taxonomic authorities still consider them to be conspecific. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Whimbrel sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Death Valley National Park
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Whimbrel in Death Valley National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Whimbrel sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Whimbrel in Death Valley National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Whimbrel in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.