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Little Whimbrel Numenius minutus [Gould, 1841]
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Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Scolopacidae
BTO Codes:
, LITWH
EURING No:
5360
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
29 cm
Wingspan:
70 cm
Weight:
-
Scientific name from:
Gr.: neos =new + mene =moon (i.e. crescent-shaped)
and L.: minutus =small
World Distribution:
BREEDS: c Siberia, WINTERS: Indonesia & Australia
Habitat:
Bushy tundra, on migration grassland & mudflats
Diet:
Mainly insects, also spiders and some vegetable matter (esp seeds, berries and rice husks)
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Glamorgan, 1982
(Moon, S.J. 1983. British Birds 76:438-445)
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
2
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
No Records
North-east England:
No Records
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
South-east England:
No Records
South-west England:
No Records
Wales:
Other Names
Little Curlew
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Coegylfinir Bach
Danish:
Dværgspove
Dutch:
Dwergwulp
Finnish:
Kääpiökuovi
French:
Courlis nain
German:
Zwergbrachvogel
Hungarian:
Törpe póling
Icelandic:
Dvergspói
Irish:
Italian:
Chiurlo minore
Norwegian:
Dvergspove
Polish:
Kulik krótkodzioby
Portuguese:
Maçarico-anão
Spanish:
Zarapito chico
Swedish:
Dvärgspov
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