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Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus Latham, 1790
The Hudsonian whimbrel or Hudsonian curlew (Numenius hudsonicus) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
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.
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Questions
Where does the Hudsonian Whimbrel live?
Its breeding range: North America: low Arctic coastal and inland tundra of Alaska and Canada: western, northern, central Alaska, far western, northwestern Canada and southwestern shore of Hudson Bay.
What family is the Hudsonian Whimbrel in?
It belongs to the family Sandpipers, Snipes (Scolopacidae), order Charadriiformes.
Range
North America: low Arctic coastal and inland tundra of Alaska and Canada: western, northern, central Alaska, far western, northwestern Canada and southwestern shore of Hudson Bay
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Sandpipers, Snipes Scolopacidae
- Genus
- Numenius
Other birds in the genus Numenius
Bristle-thighed CurlewNumenius tahitiensis
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Little CurlewNumenius minutus
Eskimo CurlewNumenius borealis
Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensis
Slender-billed CurlewNumenius tenuirostris
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
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