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WhimbrelSize: 38-43 cm; wing span 75-90 cm Weight: 310-490 g |
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See Whimbrel
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Photos |
Race "variegatus"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Frontal view of a male Whimbrel (photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Lady Elliot Island, near Agnes Water, QLD, January 2016]
Frontal view of several Whimbrels (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Wynnum, QLD, December 2017]
Near-lateral view of a male Whimbrel (photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Lady Elliot Island, near Agnes Water, QLD, January 2016]
Lateral view of a male Whimbrel (photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Lady Elliot Island, near Agnes Water, QLD, January 2016]
Lateral view of a male Whimbrel near a rockshelf, where it
was seen foraging
[Bundjalung NP,
NSW, February 2012]
Near-dorsal view of a male Whimbrel, with a Gull-billed Tern in the
background (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Toorbul Wader Roost, Brisbane, QLD, August 2017]
Dorsal view of a Whimbrel
[Bundjalung NP,
NSW, February 2012]
In this dorsal view of a male(?) Whimbrel one can clearly see
the characteristic white rump; in the foreground a
Great Knot in
near-breeding plumage
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[East Point, Darwin, NT, March 2013]
Dorsal view of a male Whimbrel in flight; one can clearly see
the characteristic white rump (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, NT, January 2019]
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FEMALE |
Frontal view of a female(?) Whimbrel
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Deception Bay, QLD, February 2018]
Lateral view of a female Whimbrel; note the long bill, which is about
twice as long as the size of the head
[Urunga board walk, Urunga Heads, NSW, February 2012]
Lateral view of a female(?) Whimbrel; depending on light
conditions the apparent colour pattern of the plumage can change
[Urunga board walk, Urunga Heads, NSW, April 2015]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Lateral view of a male Whimbrel with a particularly short
and curved bill, possibly a first-year bird; in the foreground three
Bar-tailed Godwits
in non-breeding plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Wynnum Wetlands, QLD, April 2018]
Race "phaeopus"
Whimbrels, nominate race "phaeopus", were previously spotted and photographed by us in Oman.
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Food, Diet |
Although normally specialised on molluscs and crustaceans, Whimbrels have been seen by us to also take fruit (dates) in Oman.
Lateral view of a Whimbrel that has caught a mud crab
[Urunga board walk, Urunga Heads, NSW, March 2015]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
whimbrl_20150326_2.m4a | (NE NSW) | Warning/departure | © MD | |
whimbrl_20150327.m4a | (NE NSW) | ? | © MD | |
whimbrl_20150327_2.mp3 | (NE NSW) | ? | © MD | |
whimbrl_20150326.m4a | (NE NSW) | ? | © MD | |
whimbrl_20160920.mp3 | (NE NSW) | ? | © MD | |
whimbrl_20160920_2.mp3 | (NE NSW) | ? | © MD |
More Whimbrel sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.