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Faster migration in autumn than in spring: seasonal migration patterns and non‐breeding distribution of Icelandic whimbrels Numenius phaeopus islandicus - Carneiro - 2019 - Journal of Avian Biology

Wiley Online Library
Migration is fundamental in the life of many birds and entails significant energetic and time investments. Given the importance of arrival...
72 months ago

Whimbrel

A-Z Animals
Prey: Small crabs and invertebrates, including insects; Fun Fact: The fastidious whimbrel sometimes washes off its prey before it eats it.
30 months ago

Whither Went the Eskimo Curlew?

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (.gov)
This lanky, medium-sized, mottled brown shorebird with a decurved bill once darkened the skies with its migrations across the North American continent.
26 months ago

Population genomics of two congeneric Palaearctic shorebirds reveals differential impacts of Quaternary climate oscillations across habitats types

Nature
Here we compared biogeographic patterns of two Palaearctic shorebirds with different habitat preferences, Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) and Eurasian curlew (N....
60 months ago

Linking Weather and Phenology to Stopover Dynamics of a Long-Distance Migrant

Frontiers
We investigated how wind conditions, temperature and spring departure date may drive individuals to adopt either migratory behavior.
53 months ago

Western Snowy Plovers in California

Audubon California
A small, rare, and threatened shorebird that makes its home on certain beaches on the Pacific coast.
67 months ago

Climate change may be why birds are migrating earlier across the United States

Science News
Birds are migrating earlier in recent decades in the United States, which could disrupt feeding or nesting cycles.
59 months ago

Spare a thought for the curlew's sinister, self-effacing cousin

The Guardian
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) are dying out in Britain, and were put on the UK red list in 2009, habitat loss being the primary cause.
87 months ago

Where Do Birds Go In A Hurricane?

Forbes
When severe weather hits, humans flee or hunker down and hope for the best. But what about birds? Where do they go?
86 months ago

GPS tracking reveals stunning insights into the patterns of migratory birds

Aeon | a world of ideas
This documentary from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in New York captures one such effort to track the species Numenius phaeopus, or the common whimbrel.
1 month ago