Eurasian Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus - Courlis corlieu

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Scolopacidés
Genus
:
Numenius
Species
:
phaeopus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 46 cm
Wingspan
: 76 à 89 cm.
Weight
: 310 à 600 g

Longevity

12 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Eurasian Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) is a species of bird in the Scolopacidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Numenius phaeopus phaeopus (Norway to nc Siberia)
Numenius phaeopus islandicus (Iceland and British Isles)
Numenius phaeopus alboaxillaris (w Kazakhstan to sw Siberia)
Numenius phaeopus rogachevae (nc Siberia)
Numenius phaeopus variegatus (ne Siberia)

Foreign names

Courlis corlieu,
Zarapito trinador,
maçarico-galego,
Regenbrachvogel,
kis póling,
Regenwulp,
Chiurlo piccolo,
småspov,
Småspove,
hvizdák malý,
koliha malá,
Småspove,
pikkukuovi,
Kleinwulp,
polit cantaire,
Spói,
kulik mniejszy,
lietuvainis,
mali škurh,
Средний кроншнеп,
Gajahan penggala,
チュウシャクシギ,
中杓鹬,
นกอีก๋อยเล็ก,
中杓鷸,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Boreal, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Shrubland : Boreal

; Grassland : Tundra, Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Coral Reef, Outer Reef Channel, Back Slope, Foreslope (Outer Reef Slope), Lagoon, Inter-Reef Soft Substrate, Inter-Reef Rubble Substrate, Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Mud Flats and Salt Flats, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land