© Brian Sullivan
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Margaret A. Skeel and Elizabeth P. Mallory
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 1996
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 1996
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kleinwulp |
| Albanian | Kojliku mesatar |
| Arabic | كروان الماء صغير |
| Armenian | Միջին արորիկ |
| Asturian | Algaraván xiblador |
| Azerbaijani | Ortaboy əyridimdik |
| Basque | Kurlinta bekainduna |
| Bulgarian | Малък свирец |
| Catalan | Polit cantaire |
| Chinese | 中杓鷸 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 中杓鹬 |
| Croatian | prugasti pozviždač |
| Czech | koliha malá |
| Danish | Småspove |
| Dutch | Regenwulp |
| English | Whimbrel |
| English (South Africa) | Eurasian Whimbrel |
| English (United States) | Whimbrel |
| Faroese | Spógvi |
| Finnish | pikkukuovi |
| French | Courlis corlieu |
| French (French Guiana) | Courlis corlieu |
| Galician | Mazarico chiador |
| German | Regenbrachvogel |
| Greek | Σιγλίγουρος |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Kouli |
| Hebrew | חרמשון קטן/חרמשון אמריקאי |
| Hungarian | Kis póling |
| Icelandic | Spói |
| Indonesian | Gajahan penggala |
| Italian | Chiurlo piccolo |
| Japanese | チュウシャクシギ |
| Korean | 중부리도요 |
| Latvian | Lietuvainis |
| Lithuanian | Vidutinė kuolinga |
| Malayalam | തെറ്റിക്കൊക്കൻ |
| Mongolian | Бэсрэг тутгалжин |
| Norwegian | småspove |
| Persian | گیلانشاه ابروسفید |
| Polish | kulik mniejszy |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Maçarico-galego |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | maçarico-galego/maçarico-de-bico-torto |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Maçarico-galego |
| Romanian | Culic mic |
| Russian | Средний кроншнеп |
| Serbian | Mala carska šljuka |
| Slovak | hvizdák malý |
| Slovenian | Mali škurh |
| Spanish | Zarapito Trinador |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Playero Trinador |
| Spanish (Chile) | Zarapito común |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Zarapito Trinador |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Zarapico pico cimitarra chico |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Playero Picocorvo |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Zarapito Trinador |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Zarapito Trinador |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Zarapito Trinador |
| Spanish (Panama) | Zarapito Trinador |
| Spanish (Peru) | Zarapito Trinador |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Playero Picocorvo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Zarapito trinador |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Playero Trinador |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Chorlo Real |
| Swedish | småspov |
| Thai | นกอีก๋อยเล็ก |
| Turkish | Sürmeli Kervançulluğu |
| Ukrainian | Кульон середній |
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Whimbrel in North and Middle America.
This species also breeds in Eurasia and winters throughout much of the Southern Hemisphere; see text for details.