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Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Description:

The whimbrel is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across much of subarctic North America, Europe and Asia as far south as Scotland. This is a migratory species wintering on coasts in Africa, South America, south Asia into Australasia and southern North America.

Habitat:

Mangroves

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KarenL
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KarenL

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jan 9, 2014
Submitted on Jan 11, 2014

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