The Whimbrel, from its scientific name Numenius phaeopus, is a shorebird (which lives in mud) that lives around the world.

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It is part of the Scolopacidae family, and of the order Charadriiformes.

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He is recognizable by his head and back completely gray, brown, white and black, his belly is white. Its beak is pink and black and its legs are gray. The difference with the Common Curlew is the beak. In fact, the bill of the ash is much longer than that of the corlieu.

In the Whimbrel, it is impossible to recognize the male from the female.

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It feeds mainly on molluscs, worms, crustaceans and insects.

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The Whimbrel inhabits estuaries and coastal marshes.

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It nests in pairs on the ground. It lays 3 to 4 eggs .

It is a fairly silent species except when disturbed.

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On the IUCN conservation status it is: LC Least concern.