Subspecies
Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus (Hudsonian whimbrel)
Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus. Photo: (c) Alex Castelein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
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Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
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Class: Aves (Birds)
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Order: Charadriiformes (Shorebirds and allies)
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Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and allies)
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Genus: Numenius (Curlews)
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Species: Numenius phaeopus (Whimbrel)
- Subspecies: Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus (Hudsonian whimbrel)
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Species: Numenius phaeopus (Whimbrel)
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Genus: Numenius (Curlews)
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Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and allies)
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Order: Charadriiformes (Shorebirds and allies)
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Class: Aves (Birds)
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Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
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Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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