Whimbrels have very lengthy downturned payments and look just like Lengthy-billed Curlews. They’re mottled brown above with lighter mottling under.
- Numenius phaeopus
- Size: 16.9-18.1 in (43-46 cm)
- Weight: 10.9-14.3 oz (310-404 g)
- Wingspan: 31.5-32.7 in (80-83 cm)
Vary
Whimbrels breed within the arctic and migrate to the coast of the US and Central America for winter.
Habitat and Food plan
You could find Whimbrels on mudflats and moist sand the place they use their lengthy payments to poke in searching for crabs in winter.
In Spring and summer season, they breed on the arctic tundra and feed on berries and bugs.
Whimbrel calls:
Nests
Nests of Whimbrel are small depressions pressed into hummocks and lined with grass and lichen. They lay 2-4 eggs which take 2 to three weeks to hatch.
Enjoyable Reality:
In the course of the breeding season males carry out dramatic shows of flight and track. He flies excessive up and slowly glides down in circles whereas singing.
