Eurasian Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus
Family
Sandpipers and Allies
Order
Charadriiformes
Codes
whimbr5, WHIM, EUWH
๐Ÿ“‹ Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilySandpipers and Allies (Scolopacidae)
SpeciesNumenius phaeopus
Codeswhimbr5, WHIM, EUWH
๐Ÿ” Identification

The Eurasian Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) is a member of the Sandpipers and Allies family within the order Charadriiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code whimbr5 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.