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Common name:

Eurasian Whimbrel

Ladakhi name:

Tsupsha

Scientific name:

Numenius phaeopus

Order:

charadriformes

Family:

sclopacidae

fun facts:

The Eurasian Whimbrel is a passage migrant to Ladakh. It can be spotted in open marshes, mudflats, shores of lakes and rivers up to 4700 m. The sexes look the same.

Bird Club Contributor:

Tashi Chotak Lonchey