Eurasian Whimbrel / Numenius phaeopus LC

Synonyms Whimbrel, Whimbrel (White-rumped), Western Whimbrel, Common Whimbrel, Curlew
Old latin name for bird Numenius minor, Scolopax phaeopus, Phaeopus phaeopus, Podiceps gadowi

Eurasian Whimbrelbird sounds *

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Nocturnal flight call, © MILLON Xavier
France
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Flight call, © Stanislas Wroza
France
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Flight call, © Guillermo Funes
El Salvador
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Call, flight call, nocturnal flight call, © Mark Pearson
United Kingdom

* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Slender-billed Curlew

Bristle-thighed Curlew

Where to see Eurasian Whimbrel

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 Isles, 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

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List of countries (192)

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 Isles)	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

Species Name in Other Languages

Language	Translation
Afrikaans	Kleinwulp (Witkruis), Kleinwulp
Albanian	Kojliku mesatar
Arabic	كروان الماء صغير (ابيض الردف), كروان الغيط الصغير رهيز, كروان الغيط الصغير, كروان الماء صغير
Armenian	[Mijin Kronshnep/Arorik ], Միջին արորիկ (Սպիտակատուտ), Միջին Արորիկ, Միջին Կրոնշնեպ/Արորիկ
Azerbaijani	Ortaboy əyridimdik (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus yarımnövü), ortaboy əyridimdik, Ortaboy kronşnep
Bashkir	һаҙ көйөлдөһө, ваҡ ҡупырсыҡ, кәйөлдөр
Basque	Polit cantaire, Kurlinka bekainduna, Kurlinta bekaindun, Kurlinta bekainduna (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus)
Belarusian	Сярэднi кулён, Cярэднi кулён, Кулён сярэдні, Сярэдні кулён
Bengali	নাটা গুলিন্দা, নাটা গুচরন্দা
Breton	Ar c'hefeleg-mae, Kefeleg-Mae
Bulgarian	Малък свирец, Малък свирец (ssp. phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus)
Catalan	polit cantaire, Pòlit cantaire, Pòlit cantaire (grup phaeopus), Curlera cantaire
Chinese	中杓鷸, 中杓鹬, [zhong shao-yu], 中杓鹬（白腰）
Chinese (Traditional)	中杓鷸, 中杓鷸(白腰群)
Chuvash	вăтам пĕкĕсăмса
Cornish	Cok-gelvynak
Croatian	Pozviždač jatar, prugasti pozviždač, Prugasti Pozviždac
Czech	koliha malá eurosibiřská/alboaxillaris/východosibiřská, koliha malá (ssp. phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus), koliha malá
Danish	Hvidgumpet (ssp. phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus), Småspove, Lille regnspove
Dutch	Regenwulp
Esperanto	malgranda kurlo
Estonian	väikekoovitaja
Faroese	Spógvi
Finnish	pikkukuovi (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus), pikkukuovi
French	Petit courlis, Courlis corlieu, Courlis hudsonien, Courlis corlieu (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus), alboaxillaris ou variegatus), Courlis corlieu (phaeopus
Frisian	Wetterwylp
Galician	Mazarico chiador, Mazarico chiador (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus), Polit cantaire
Georgian	საშუალო კრონშნეპი
German	Regenbrachvogel (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus), Regenbrachvogel, Regenbrachvogel-phaeopus
Greek	Σιγλίγoυρoς, Σιγλίγουρος (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus), Σιγλίγουρος, Θαλασσομπεκάτσα
Guarani	Chululu
Hebrew	חרמשון קטן, חרמשון קטן (לבן שת - קבוצה אירואסייתית), חרמשון קטן/חרמשון אמריקאי
Hungarian	kis póling
Icelandic	Spói (phaeopus/alboaxillaris), Spói
Indonesian	Gajahan pengala, Kololi, Burung Gajahan Penggala, Gajahan penggala
Irish	Crotach shamhraidh, Crotach Eanaigh
Italian	Chiurlo piccolo, Chiurlo piccolo (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus)
Japanese	チュウシャクシギ (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus), チュウシャクシギ（phaeopus／alboaxillaris／variegatus）, チュウシャクシギ
Kazakh	Қасқа шалшықшы, орташа шалшықшы
Korean	중부리도요
Latvian	Mazā kronšnepe, Kulainis, Vidējā kuitala, Mazais kuilis, lietuvainis
Lithuanian	vidutinė kuolinga, Vidutinioji kuolinga, Vidutine kuolinga, Mažoji kuolinga
Luxembourgish	Klenge Broochvull , Reebrochvull
Macedonian	шарен српоклун свиркач
Malagasy	Kiokoika, Mantazazana, Kiokioka
Malay	Kendi Pisau Raut, Burung Kendi Pisau Raut, Burung Kedidi Pisau Raut
Malayalam	തെറ്റിക്കൊക്കന്‍, തെറ്റിക്കൊക്കൻ
Maltese	Gurlin Żgħir
Manx	Crottag houree
Mongolian	Бэсрэг тутгалжин, бичилхэн тутгалжин, хурган тутгалжин
Nepali	सानो आ“सीठू“डे
Northern Sami	Guškkástat
Norwegian	småspove, småspove (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus), Heispove
Persian	گیلانشاه ابروسفید, گیلانشاه ابروسفید (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus)
Polish	Szlamnik, kulik mniejszy (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus), kulik mniejszy
Portuguese	maçarico-de-bico-torto, Macarico galego, maçarico galega, maria-rita, Macarico-galego, maçaricão, maçarico-real, batuíra-de-bico-torto, Maçarico-galego, maçarico-galego-eurasiático
Romanian	Culic mic
Romansh	Fliaun pitschen
Russian	Средний кроншнеп, Кроншнеп средний, Средний кроншнеп (белопоясный), Cредний кроншнеп
Serbian	Пругаста златовременица, zlatovremenica, Mala carska šljuka, Средња златовременица, Mala carska šljuka (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus), zlovremenica srednja, Mala carska šljuka (neodređena phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus)
Slovak	hvizdák malý (bielokostrčový), hvizdá, hvizdák malý, Hvizdák pásavohlahý, Hvizdák pásavohlavý
Slovenian	mali škurh, Mali škurh (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus)
Spanish	Zarapito Real, Playero pico curvo, Zarapito de Hudson, Playero trinador, Zarapito Trinador (grupo phaeopus), Zarapito, Zarapito trinador, Playero Picocorvo
Swahili	Membe Sautisaba
Swedish	småspov, småspov (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus)
Tajik	кӯрпатаки миѐна
Tamil	Kottan
Tatar	уртача зурлыктагы шөлди , уртача кроншнеп
Thai	นกอีก๋อยเล็ก, นกอีก๋อยเล็ก (ตะโพกขาว)
Turkish	Yağmur Kervançulluğu, Қасқа шалшықшы, Sürmelı Kervançulluğu, Sürmeli Kervançulluğu, sürmeli kervan çulluğu, Sürmeli Kervançulluşu, Sürmeli kervançulluğu (phaeopus/alboaxillaris/variegatus)
Turkmen	orta ýylkyçy
Ukrainian	Кульон середній , Середній кроншнеп, кульон середній
Uzbek	ўртача узунбурун, ўртача узунбурун балчиқчи
Vietnamese	Choắt mỏ cong bé, Chim Choắt mỏ cong bé
Welsh	Coegylfinir, Coegyfinir, Coeg gylfinhir, Coeg-gylfinir
Xhosa	Ingoyi-ngoyi