Kromme-Geelhout-Database
Species details
Genus
Genus : Numenius
Family: Scolopacidae (Aves)
Taxon : Bird
Group : Animal
SPECIES
phaeopusNOTES
A large migratory wading bird which probably originates from eastern Russia and Siberia. It has a curved beak and forages mainly at night and eats molluscs, crustaceans and annelids which it extracts with its long bill. It roosts communally.
AUTHORITY
(Linnaeus, 1758)Sub Author
Conservation
CommonHabit
Not ApplicableLand Invertebrate
Colour
- Notes: It is mainly greyish brown. In flight shows white back and rump
- Colour: Brown
Common Name
- Common whimbrel
- Whimbrel
Habitat
- NOTES: Frequently seen on the banks at the drift
- HABITAT NAME: Riverside
Uses
- None known
- None
Months
- April
- August
- December
- February
- January
- March
- November
- October
- September
- August
Synonyms for Species
- Scolopax phæopus
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