Whimbrel.jpg

a tan bird with a long beak flying over grass and shrubby vegetation.

Photo By/Credit

Ted Swem/USFWS

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

A Whimbrel in flight near the Colville River, Alaska.

Facility

Northern Alaska Fish and Wildlife Field Office

Recreational Activity

Birding

Species

Numenius phaeopus

Subject tags

Birds

Migratory birds

Shorebirds

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