Numenius phaeopus Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/numenius-phaeopus Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:29:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 Whimbrel https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/whimbrel?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whimbrel https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/whimbrel#respond Mon, 14 Sep 2020 11:23:37 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=448 The Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 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, Europe and Asia as far south as Scotland. This is a common migrant to Singapore. – Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve It can be found on mudflats. It has […]

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]]> The Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 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, Europe and Asia as far south as Scotland.

This is a common migrant to Singapore. – Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

It can be found on mudflats.

It has a long down-curved bill and distinctive crown stripes.

Source: Inaturalist

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