Range Description: Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus

Summary of the extent of the breeding, wintering, migration and year-round range of this species in the Western Hemisphere, including Canada, U.S.A. and Mexico:

Canada - Breeding only: 720,848 square km; Migration only: 491,700 square km
Caribbean - Wintering only: 5,717 square km; Migration only: 116,046 square km
Central America - Wintering only: 64,620 square km; Migration only: 26 square km
Mexico - Wintering only: 229,443 square km; Migration only: 5,370 square km
South America - Wintering only: 1,621,920 square km
U.S.A. - Breeding only: 824,241 square km; Wintering only: 379,875 square km; Migration only: 492,075 square km