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| Photographed at Toora, Victoria, November 2012 |
1314 HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL Numenius hudsonicus
AUSTRALIAN BIRDS 799
Also known as the American Whimbrel. Migratory bird, wintering on the coasts in southern North America and South America. Roosts in mangroves. Feeds on small invertebrates and crabs in the soft tidal mud; feeds on berries before migration.
NOTE: This would be a first record for Australia.
A special find but will you remember Hudsonian Whimbrel more or less than no 800?
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