Whimbrel

Numenius hudsonicus

This was the North American name until 2025, when birds here were split from those in Europe and Asia and became the Hudsonian Whimbrel. 'Whimbrel' is thought to imitate its call.

Numenius is linked to the Greek neos, 'new,' and mēnē, 'moon,' for its crescent-curved bill. Hudsonicus means 'of Hudson Bay.'