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Species profile—Numenius phaeopus (whimbrel)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Scolopacidae (sandpipers, snipes and allies) → Numenius phaeopus (whimbrel)

Photo of Numenius phaeopus (whimbrel) - Jones, K.,Ken Jones,2014
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Scolopacidae (sandpipers, snipes and allies)
Scientific name
Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name
whimbrel
WildNet taxon ID
1845
Alternate name(s)
Eurasian whimbrel
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
SL
Conservation significant
Yes
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1845.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024