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Whimbrel probable adult

Whimbrel probable adult - Adult

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Arrecife, Lanzarote

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» April, 2021

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

» The bird is most probably an adult, in opinion of Richard Chandler, expert in waders. It was moulting some of its primaries. .

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