Hudsonian whimbrel
| Hudsonian whimbrel | |
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| Chiloé Island, Chile | |
Secure (NatureServe) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Scolopacidae |
| Genus: | Numenius |
| Species: | N. hudsonicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Numenius hudsonicus Latham, 1790
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| The range of Numenius hudsonicus
Breeding Migration Non-breeding
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The Hudsonian whimbrel or Hudsonian curlew (Numenius hudsonicus) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across much of subarctic North America.