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
