Where does the Whimbrel live?
Numenius phaeopus has 1,737,192 records in 227 countries and territories, from 1832 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 1,737,192 records
- 227 places
- 177 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCharadriiformesScolopacidaeNumenius
When it is recorded
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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18322026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 494,644 | |
| Sweden | 142,466 | |
| Australia | 100,649 | |
| Spain | 79,724 | |
| United Kingdom | 77,541 | |
| Chile | 69,971 | |
| Canada | 65,177 | |
| Norway | 65,161 | |
| Denmark | 51,917 | |
| Netherlands | 48,397 | |
| Portugal | 42,170 | |
| France | 37,471 | |
| Costa Rica | 35,100 | |
| Mexico | 30,820 | |
| South Africa | 28,176 | |
| India | 28,042 | |
| Iceland | 26,852 | |
| Taiwan | 25,550 | |
| Belgium | 19,608 | |
| Finland | 18,396 | |
| Peru | 14,574 | |
| Ecuador | 14,327 | |
| Panama | 12,393 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 11,683 | |
| Colombia | 11,548 | |
| Japan | 8,294 | |
| Thailand | 7,632 | |
| Ireland | 7,396 | |
| China | 6,347 | |
| Gambia | 5,726 | |
| Singapore | 5,276 | |
| Honduras | 4,830 | |
| Germany | 4,784 | |
| Estonia | 4,739 | |
| Indonesia | 4,542 | |
| Brazil | 4,541 | |
| Malaysia | 4,073 | |
| Senegal | 3,947 | |
| South Korea | 3,855 | |
| Guatemala | 3,805 |
Showing the top 40 of 227 places.
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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.