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Numenius phaeopus Linnaeus, 1758

Zarapito Trinador, Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus Linnaeus, 1758, Floreana Island. Photo: Paul McFarling, CDF, 2009.
Numenius phaeopus Linnaeus, 1758, Floreana Island. Photo: Paul McFarling, CDF, 2009.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Aves

Order
Charadriiformes

Family
Scolopacidae

Genus
Numenius

Species
phaeopus

Taxon category: Accepted

Taxon origin: Migrant

Status

Least concern

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Recorded in fair numbers in all months, but less common in boreal summer (April to mid-July; Harris 1973). There are two skins and one partial skeleton in the MECCD.

References

  • Wiedenfeld, D.A. (2006) Aves, the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Check List 2006 2(2): 1-27.
  • Harris, M.P. (1973) The Galápagos avifauna. Condor 75(3): 265-278.
  • Hickin, N. (1979) Animal life of the Galapagos. Ferundune Books, Faringdon, U.K., 236 pp.
  • Freile, J.F. Santander, T., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Carrasco, L., Cisneros-Heredia, D., Guevara, E., Sánchez-Nivicela, M., Tinoco, B. (2019) Lista Roja de las aves del Ecuador Quito, Ecuador. 97 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Numenius phaeopus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5123. Accessed 4 May 2024.