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Where to see the Eurasian Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus · bird · Scolopacidae

Eurasian Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) is recorded in 5,127 protected areas and wildlife sites across 108 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (United States of America), Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (United States of America) and Southeast Farallon Island State Marine Reserve (United States of America).

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Eurasian Whimbrel
Photo: Pierre Dalous (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where is the best place to see the Eurasian Whimbrel?

Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Eurasian Whimbrel are Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (United States of America), Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (United States of America) and Southeast Farallon Island State Marine Reserve (United States of America). Most sites are in United States of America (1180), Australia (476) and Sweden (403).

Top 25 places for the Eurasian Whimbrel

#PlaceCountryGBIF recordsYearsEvidence
1Monterey Bay National Marine SanctuaryUnited States of America41,4641965–2024Recorded on GBIF
2Greater Farallones National Marine SanctuaryUnited States of America19,4491969–2024Recorded on GBIF
3Southeast Farallon Island State Marine ReserveUnited States of America14,2751969–2024Recorded on GBIF
4Moreton Bay Marine ParkAustralia13,1491921–2026Recorded on GBIF
5Pinelands National ReserveUnited States of America11,6471925–2024Recorded on GBIF
6Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research ReserveUnited States of America11,2541928–2024Recorded on GBIF
7Brigantine National Wildlife RefugeUnited States of America10,6881951–2024Recorded on GBIF
8Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife RefugeUnited States of America10,6411952–2024Recorded on GBIF
9Bolsa Chica Ecological ReserveUnited States of America10,1291969–2024Recorded on GBIF
10OttenbySweden10,1141951–2026Recorded on GBIF
11Galápagos Marine ReserveEcuador9,6931970–2026Recorded on GBIF
12Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaUnited States of America9,4731961–2024Recorded on GBIF
13Great Barrier Reef World Heritage AreaAustralia9,3971910–2026Recorded on GBIF
14Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine ParkAustralia9,2821910–2026Recorded on GBIF
15Galápagos National ParkEcuador9,1601970–2026Recorded on GBIF
16Moreton Bay Marine Park (IUCN Cat IV Parts)Australia9,0511922–2026Recorded on GBIF
17Santoña, Victoria and Joyel Marshes Natural ParkSpain8,6741988–2026Recorded on GBIF
18Ria Formosa/Castro MarimPortugal8,0771984–2026Recorded on GBIF
19Ria Formosa Nature ParkPortugal7,6991984–2026Recorded on GBIF
20Zona de Proteção Especial da Ria FormosaPortugal7,4231984–2026Recorded on GBIF
21ZEPA Txingudi BBESpain6,4841984–2026Recorded on GBIF
22Asilomar State Marine ReserveUnited States of America6,4641975–2024Recorded on GBIF
23Moreton Bay Marine Park (IUCN Cat II Parts)Australia5,9191921–2026Recorded on GBIF
24Pacific Grove Marine Gardens State Marine Conservation AreaUnited States of America5,8811972–2024Recorded on GBIF
25Gironde estuary and Pertuis sea Marine Nature ParkFrance5,8231978–2026Recorded on GBIF

5,102 more places in the interactive map.

By country

United States of America: 1180, Australia: 476, Sweden: 403, Norway: 385, United Kingdom: 281, Canada: 243, Spain: 167, Germany: 165, Portugal: 133, South Africa: 132, France: 120, Netherlands: 103, Chile: 102, Finland: 94, Mexico: 70, Costa Rica: 53, Taiwan: 42, Iceland: 41, Belgium: 41, India: 40, Brazil: 39, Indonesia: 39, China: 38, Denmark: 36, Italy: 36, Poland: 30, Panama: 30, Peru: 25, New Zealand: 25, Honduras: 21, Turkey: 20, Thailand: 19, Greece: 19, Puerto Rico: 18, Russia: 18, Colombia: 16, Argentina: 15, Philippines: 14, El Salvador: 13, Belize: 13, Israel: 12, Malaysia: 12, Venezuela: 12, Ecuador: 11, Madagascar: 11, Ukraine: 11, Japan: 10, Hungary: 10, Iran: 10, Ireland: 10, Bulgaria: 10, United Arab Emirates: 9, Kenya: 9, Gambia: 9, Nicaragua: 8, Austria: 8, Bangladesh: 8, Dominican Rep.: 8, Mozambique: 8, Cabo Verde: 8, Latvia: 8, Namibia: 7, Morocco: 7, Guinea-Bissau: 7, Switzerland: 7, Serbia: 7, Oman: 6, Senegal: 6, Tanzania: 6, Sri Lanka: 6, Slovakia: 6, Ghana: 5, Slovenia: 5, Estonia: 5, Cuba: 5, Czechia: 5, Guatemala: 4, Seychelles: 4, Egypt: 4, Gabon: 4, Vietnam: 4, Singapore: 3, Romania: 3, São Tomé and Principe: 3, U.S. Minor Outlying Is.: 3, Mauritius: 3, South Korea: 3, Montenegro: 3, N. Mariana Is.: 3, Belarus: 3, Cambodia: 3, Saudi Arabia: 2, Lithuania: 2, Cyprus: 2, Haiti: 2, Eq. Guinea: 2, Kazakhstan: 2, Uruguay: 2, Croatia: 2, Zambia: 2, Uganda: 2, Malawi: 2, Georgia: 2, Botswana: 2, Kuwait: 1, Mauritania: 1, Jersey: 1 and Timor-Leste: 1.

In our guides

Read the full species account in our Borneo guide, Sumatra guide, Sulawesi guide, Singapore guide.

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Photo: Pierre Dalous, CC BY-SA 4.0.

GBIF downloads: United States of America, Australia, Sweden, Ecuador, Spain, Portugal, France, Chile, South Africa, Peru, Costa Rica, Norway.

Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.