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[[Image:Whimbrel.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by Romy Ocon]]
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[[Image:Whimbrel.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Romy Ocon<br />Photo taken: La Union Province, Luzon Island, Philippines.]]
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
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Photo taken: La Union Province, Luzon Island, Philippines
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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L 37�45 cm (incl. bill 6�9), WS 78�88 cm. Breeds on taiga bogs, on mountainsides above tree-limit (e.g. cranberry scrub), tundra. On passage (mostly late Apr�May and Jul�Aug) seen singly or in small parties; frequents mainly pasture and coasts; winters on African coasts, rarely in Europe.
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L 37-45 cm (incl. bill 6-9), WS 78-88 cm. Breeds on taiga bogs, on mountainsides above tree-limit (e.g. cranberry scrub), tundra. On passage (mostly late Apr-May and Jul-Aug) seen singly or in small parties; frequents mainly pasture and coasts; winters on African coasts, rarely in Europe.
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==Distribution & Taxonomy==
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==Habitat==
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==Behaviour==
 
==Bird Song==
 
==Bird Song==
 
<flashmp3>Numenius phaeopus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br />
 
<flashmp3>Numenius phaeopus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br />
 
''[[Media:Numenius phaeopus (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]''
 
''[[Media:Numenius phaeopus (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]''
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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{{GSearch|Numenius+phaeopus}}
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*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=35&bid=441 View more images of this species on the ABID]
 
*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=35&bid=441 View more images of this species on the ABID]
 
{{GSearch|Numenius+phaeopus}}
 
{{GSearch|Numenius+phaeopus}}
 
[[Category:Birds]]
 
[[Category:Birds]]

Revision as of 16:54, 22 May 2007

Numenius phaeopus
Photo by Romy Ocon
Photo taken: La Union Province, Luzon Island, Philippines.

Description

Identification

L 37-45 cm (incl. bill 6-9), WS 78-88 cm. Breeds on taiga bogs, on mountainsides above tree-limit (e.g. cranberry scrub), tundra. On passage (mostly late Apr-May and Jul-Aug) seen singly or in small parties; frequents mainly pasture and coasts; winters on African coasts, rarely in Europe.

Distribution & Taxonomy

Habitat

Behaviour

Bird Song

<flashmp3>Numenius phaeopus (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program

External Links

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