Whimbrels in northern Australia are migratory waders that probe mudflats with their long bills.
It has a long neck and legs, a streaked brown back, a white belly, and a long bill that curves slightly downward.
On tidal flats, it probes mud for worms and crustaceans. It feeds in small groups and may gather in larger flocks to roost.
It breeds on Arctic tundra across Eurasia, laying four eggs in a shallow scrape lined with bits of vegetation.
Its typical call is a seven-note whistle. Outside breeding it eats estuarine invertebrates, especially crabs and marine worms, and also takes small fish.
It has pale central crown and eyebrow stripes and brown throat and breast streaking. The amount of white on the rump and lower back varies; some Siberian birds have dark rumps.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.