Whimbrel

NPS Photo/Nigella Hillgarth

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

Length: 17-18" Wingspan: 31-32"

Description: A crow-sized brownish bird with dark stippling and pale feather edges. Its crown is dark brown with a pale central stripe. Bill is very long and curved downwards.

Whimbrels display a variety of different calls and songs depending on their activity, but all vocalizations contain a series of piping whistles.

 

• Whimbrel

  
  

  Audio file for the Whimbrel courtesy through Xeno-Canto.org

  Credit / Author:

  Xeno-Canto.org

  Date created:

  08/24/2021

  Audio Transcript

  Whimbrels display a variety of different calls and songs depending on their activity, but all vocalizations contain a series of piping whistles.