Taxonomic classification <> Photos
The whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) belongs to the family Scolopacidae under the order Charadriiformes.
Whimbrel taxonomy
The family Scolopacidae is a large family of shorebirds. The Scolopacidae was first described by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (October 22, 1783 – September 18, 1840), a zoologist, botanist, writer and polyglot, in the year 1815. This family comprises fifteen genera, including Numenius.The genus Numenius was erected (as Palnumenius) by Mathurin Jacques Brisson (30 April 1723 – 23 June 1806), a French zoologist and natural philosopher, in his Ornithologie published in 1760. The genus Numenius comprises eight species.
The species Numenius phaeopus was first introduced (as Scolopax phæopus) by Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist, in the year 1758.
The species Numenius phaeopus is polytypic and comprises seven subspecies, viz., N. p. islandicus, N. p. phaeopus, N. p. hudsonicus, N. p. rufiventris, N. p. variegatus, N. p. rogachevae and N. p. alboaxillaris.
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Numenius phaeopus |
| Species: | N. phaeopus |
| Genus: | Numenius |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Scolopacidae |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus 346 Photo by Noel Reynolds |
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| 2.Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus Photo by ADJ82 |
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| 3.Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus Photo by Mdf |
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| 4.Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus Photo by Pierre Dalous |
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| 5.Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus Photo by Axel Kristinsson |
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| 6.Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus Photo by Ron Knight |
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| 7.Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus Photo by gailhampshire |
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| 8.Numenius phaeopus Photo by Nepenthes |
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| 9.Numenius phaeopus egg Photo by Didier Descouens |
1.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Whimbrel_(7558188598).jpg (cropped)
Author: Noel Reynolds | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 1/21/18
2.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: ADJ82 | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
3.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Numenius-phaeopus-001.jpg (cropped)
Author: Mdf | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
4.Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Numpha_in_Bouches_du_Rh%C3%B4ne,_France.jpg (cropped)
Author: Pierre Dalous | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
5.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Numenius_phaeopus_axelkr.jpg (cropped)
Author: Axel Kristinsson | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 1/21/18
6.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sussexbirder/8079378325/ (cropped)
Author: Ron Knight | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 1/21/18
7.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gails_pictures/16608413748/ (cropped)
Author: gailhampshire | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 1/21/18
8.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Numenius_phaeopus_-_Yas.jpg (cropped)
Author: Nepenthes | License: CC BY 3.0
9.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Numenius_phaeopus_MHNT.jpg (cropped)
Author: Didier Descouens | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
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