#1081 · 🐦 birds

Hudsonian Whimbrel

🇳🇱 Amerikaanse Regenwulp ·Numenius hudsonicus

🐦 Birds 📍 in Europe, not in NL

7 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

what is it?

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. This species and the Eurasian whimbrel have recently been split, based on genetic and noticeable morphological differences.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 35,215iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
35,215 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by John Latham in 1790 (236 years ago).