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Eurasian Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 22,542, February 16,649, March 26,085, April 41,038, May 59,170, June 64,521, July 69,042, August 59,376, September 43,592, October 32,538, November 17,780, December 13,897.
United States980,599
Alaska466,230
California279,602
Canada102,834
Texas34,013
Washington23,544
Quebec23,347
Ontario23,338
New Jersey21,802
Massachusetts19,082

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderShorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes
FamilySandpipers and Allies · Scolopacidae
GenusCurlews · Numenius

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