Eurasian Whimbrel / Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Whimbrel bird information | Values |
---|---|
Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
Synonyms | Curlew, Whimbrel, Whimbrel (White-rumped), Common Whimbrel, Western Whimbrel |
Old latin name for bird | Podiceps gadowi, Numenius minor, Scolopax phaeopus, Phaeopus phaeopus |
Order | Shorebirds / Charadriiformes |
Family | Sandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae |
Genus | Numenius |
Breeding region | Eurasia |
Breeding subregion | patchily in subarctic tundra of Palearctic; ne Greenland and n Scotland through subarctic Russia to Chukotskiy Pen. (ne Russia) |
Non breeding region | widespread on temperate to tropical Palearctic coasts: s British Is., Madeira to Cape Verde (Macaronesia, nw of n Africa), w Mediterranean, Africa, Indian Ocean and associated gulfs, bays and islands, Australasia to North and n South is. (New Zealand) and Melanesia, n to Ryukyu Is. (=Nansei Shoto, s Japan) and e to Micronesia; rare farther e in Polynesia |
Eurasian Whimbrel bird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
Related species

Eskimo Curlew

Slender-billed Curlew

Far Eastern Curlew

Eurasian Curlew

Hudsonian Whimbrel

Bristle-thighed Curlew

Little Curlew

Long-billed Curlew
Where to see Eurasian Whimbrel
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- American Samoa
- Angola
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Cook Islands
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- French Southern Territories
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Micronesia (Federated States of)
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Norfolk Island
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine, State of
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Réunion
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin (French part)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tokelau
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
- Wallis and Futuna
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Åland Islands
Eurasian Whimbrel subspecies (5)
Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
---|---|---|---|
Numenius phaeopus alboaxillaris | w Kazakhstan? and sw Siberia | is. and coasts of w Indian Ocean | No |
Numenius phaeopus islandicus | ne Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Is., and n Scotland (n British Is.) | w Africa | No |
Numenius phaeopus phaeopus | Norway to c Siberia | Africa and s, se Asia | No |
Numenius phaeopus rogachevae | nc Siberia | e Africa and w India | No |
Numenius phaeopus variegatus | ne Siberia | India to Australasia | No |
Translation
Language | Translation |
---|---|
Afrikaans | Kleinwulp, Kleinwulp (Witkruis) |
Albanian | Kojliku mesatar |
Arabic | كروان الغيط الصغير, كروان الماء صغير, كروان الماء صغير (ابيض الردف), كروان الغيط الصغير رهيز |
Armenian | Միջին արորիկ (Սպիտակատուտ), Միջին Արորիկ, Միջին Կրոնշնեպ/Արորիկ, [Mijin Kronshnep/Arorik ] |
Azerbaijani | Ortaboy əyridimdik (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus yarımnövü), Ortaboy kronşnep, ortaboy əyridimdik |
Bashkir | һаҙ көйөлдөһө, ваҡ ҡупырсыҡ, кәйөлдөр |
Basque | Kurlinta bekainduna (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus), Kurlinta bekaindun, Polit cantaire, Kurlinka bekainduna |
Belarusian | Cярэднi кулён, Сярэднi кулён, Кулён сярэдні, Сярэдні кулён |
Bengali | নাটা গুলিন্দা, নাটা গুচরন্দা |
Breton | Kefeleg-Mae, Ar c'hefeleg-mae |
Bulgarian | Малък свирец (ssp. phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus), Малък свирец |
Catalan | Pòlit cantaire, Curlera cantaire, polit cantaire, Pòlit cantaire (grup phaeopus) |
Chinese | 中杓鹬, 中杓鹬(白腰), [zhong shao-yu], 中杓鷸 |
Chinese (Traditional) | 中杓鷸(白腰群), 中杓鷸 |
Chuvash | вăтам пĕкĕсăмса |
Cornish | Cok-gelvynak |
Croatian | Prugasti Pozviždac, Pozviždač jatar, prugasti pozviždač |
Czech | koliha malá (ssp. phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus), koliha malá, koliha malá eurosibiřská/alboaxillaris/východosibiřská |
Danish | Småspove, Lille regnspove, Hvidgumpet (ssp. phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus) |
Dutch | Regenwulp |
Esperanto | malgranda kurlo |
Estonian | väikekoovitaja |
Faroese | Spógvi |
Finnish | pikkukuovi, pikkukuovi (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus) |
French | Courlis corlieu, Courlis hudsonien, Courlis corlieu (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus), Courlis corlieu (phaeopus, alboaxillaris ou variegatus), Petit courlis |
Frisian | Wetterwylp |
Galician | Mazarico chiador (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus), Mazarico chiador, Polit cantaire |
Georgian | საშუალო კრონშნეპი |
German | Regenbrachvogel (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus), Regenbrachvogel-phaeopus, Regenbrachvogel |
Greek | Σιγλίγουρος, Σιγλίγουρος (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus), Θαλασσομπεκάτσα, Σιγλίγoυρoς |
Guarani | Chululu |
Hebrew | חרמשון קטן (לבן שת - קבוצה אירואסייתית), חרמשון קטן/חרמשון אמריקאי, חרמשון קטן |
Hungarian | kis póling |
Icelandic | Spói (phaeopus/alboaxillaris), Spói |
Indonesian | Gajahan pengala, Gajahan penggala, Burung Gajahan Penggala, Kololi |
Irish | Crotach shamhraidh, Crotach Eanaigh |
Italian | Chiurlo piccolo, Chiurlo piccolo (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus) |
Japanese | チュウシャクシギ, チュウシャクシギ(phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus), チュウシャクシギ (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus) |
Kazakh | Қасқа шалшықшы, орташа шалшықшы |
Korean | 중부리도요 |
Latvian | Mazā kronšnepe, Kulainis, Mazais kuilis, lietuvainis, Vidējā kuitala |
Lithuanian | Mažoji kuolinga, Vidutinioji kuolinga, Vidutine kuolinga, vidutinė kuolinga |
Luxembourgish | Klenge Broochvull , Reebrochvull |
Macedonian | шарен српоклун свиркач |
Malagasy | Mantazazana, Kiokoika, Kiokioka |
Malay | Burung Kedidi Pisau Raut, Kendi Pisau Raut, Burung Kendi Pisau Raut |
Malayalam | തെറ്റിക്കൊക്കൻ, തെറ്റിക്കൊക്കന് |
Maltese | Gurlin Żgħir |
Manx | Crottag houree |
Mongolian | хурган тутгалжин, Бэсрэг тутгалжин, бичилхэн тутгалжин |
Nepali | सानो आ“सीठू“डे |
Northern Sami | Guškkástat |
Norwegian | småspove, Småspove, Heispove, småspove (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus) |
Persian | گیلانشاه ابروسفید (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus), گیلانشاه ابروسفید |
Polish | kulik mniejszy (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus), kulik mniejszy, Szlamnik |
Portuguese | maçaricão, maçarico-de-bico-torto, maçarico-real, maçarico-galego-eurasiático, maçarico-galego, maçarico galega, Macarico galego, batuíra-de-bico-torto, Macarico-galego, maria-rita |
Romanian | Culic mic |
Romansh | Fliaun pitschen |
Russian | Средний кроншнеп (белопоясный), Cредний кроншнеп, Кроншнеп средний, Средний кроншнеп |
Serbian | Mala carska šljuka, Средња златовременица, Mala carska šljuka (neodređena phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus), zlovremenica srednja, Mala carska šljuka (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus), zlatovremenica, Пругаста златовременица |
Slovak | Hvizdák pásavohlahý, hvizdák malý (bielokostrčový), hvizdá, Hvizdák pásavohlavý, hvizdák malý |
Slovenian | Mali škurh (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus), mali škurh |
Spanish | Playero Picocorvo, Zarapito de Hudson, Playero pico curvo, Zarapito Real, Playero trinador, Zarapito Trinador (grupo phaeopus), Zarapito trinador, Zarapito |
Swahili | Membe Sautisaba |
Swedish | småspov (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus), småspov |
Tajik | кӯрпатаки миѐна |
Tamil | Kottan |
Tatar | уртача зурлыктагы шөлди , уртача кроншнеп |
Thai | นกอีก๋อยเล็ก (ตะโพกขาว), นกอีก๋อยเล็ก |
Turkish | Қасқа шалшықшы, sürmeli kervan çulluğu, Sürmeli Kervançulluşu, Sürmeli kervançulluğu (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus), Yağmur Kervançulluğu, Sürmelı Kervançulluğu, Sürmeli Kervançulluğu |
Turkmen | orta ýylkyçy |
Ukrainian | Середній кроншнеп, Кульон середній , кульон середній |
Uzbek | ўртача узунбурун балчиқчи, ўртача узунбурун |
Vietnamese | Choắt mỏ cong bé, Chim Choắt mỏ cong bé |
Welsh | Coeg-gylfinir, Coegylfinir, Coeg gylfinhir, Coegyfinir |
Xhosa | Ingoyi-ngoyi |