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Whimbrel

Whimbrel - Adult

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Punta del Hidalgo (La Laguna), Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» March, 2018

Equipment

» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm

Bird Species

»Numenius phaeopus - Eurasian Whimbrel

Bird Species (French)

»Courlis corlieu

Bird Family

»Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Snipes

Bird Group

»Charadriiformes Gull, Skua, Tern, Wader

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» Bird photographed in sleeping position close to the sea level during high tide. The age of the bird was confirmed by Tony Prater, a wader expert.

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