Eurasian whimbrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Eurasian whimbrel lives – recorded in 122 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Numenius phaeopus
Group	Waders, gulls, terns & auks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	122 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Class	Bird
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Scolopacidae

Where does the Eurasian whimbrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Eurasian whimbrel in 122 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, Africa, Brazil, South America, Indonesia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Eurasian whimbrel endangered?

The Eurasian whimbrel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Eurasian whimbrel?

The Eurasian whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Scolopacidae, genus Numenius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Eurasian 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eurasian whimbrel (revision 1376523784), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q18858 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).