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black sea red data book - Department of Biology

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Numenius phaeopus Linnaeus, 1758<br />

Synonyms: Numenius phaeopus alboaxilaris Lowe, 1921<br />

Common names: Engl: Whimbrel; Rom: Culic mic; Russ: Kronshnep s<strong>red</strong>niy; Turk:<br />

Yagmur kervan cullugu; Ukr: Kronshnep se<strong>red</strong>niy<br />

Taxonomic description<br />

IUCN Status<br />

World level: EN<br />

Black Sea Regional level: EN<br />

Subregion level: EN<br />

Distribution. Numbers low throughout the area. About 200-300 birds migrate<br />

through the region.<br />

Habitat type, Critical habitats, Limiting factors. Inhabits coastal shallow bays and<br />

inland waterbodies.<br />

Order CHARADRIIFORMES<br />

Family SCOLOPACIDAE<br />

<strong>Biology</strong>. A migratory species, with breeding grounds far away from the region.<br />

Spring migration takes place in March-April; some birds stay till the last third <strong>of</strong> May.<br />

Autumn migration starts early: the first birds arrive in late July. The latest records are<br />

29.X - l.XI. Numenius phaeopus forages on aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates<br />

(beetles, copepods, insects and their larvae).<br />

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