Numenius phaeopus alboaxillaris (Lowe, 1921:110)
Steppe whimbrel
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Rediscovered
Distribution
Africa & Asia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Lowe, P. R. 1921. [Exhibition and description of a new subspecies of Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus alboaxillaris) from Portuguese East Africa.] Bull. Br. Ornithol. Cl. 41: 110.
Other references:
Allport, G. A. (2017). Steppe Whimbrels Numenius phaeopus alboaxillaris at Maputo, Mozambique, in February–March 2016, with a review of the status of the taxon. The Bulletin of the African Bird Club 24(1): 26-37.
Allport, G. A. (n.d.). Working paper: Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus observations in Inhambane, Mozambique, 3rd August 2017 including three birds showing characters of Steppe Whimbrel N. p. alboaxillaris. Unpublished.
Allport, G.A., P.W. Atkinson, M. Carvalho, N.A. Clark & R.E. Green. Local site use and first northbound migration track of non-breeding Steppe Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus alboaxillaris (Lowe 1921). Wader Study 125(3): 219-227.
Allport, G. and Cohen, C. (2016). Finding Steppe Whimbrel: discovery and identification in southern Africa. African Birdlife 4(6):48-54
Campbell, Oscar, Lloyd, Simon and Allport, Gary. (2022). A record of juvenile Steppe Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus alboaxillaris from the United Arab Emirates. Sandgrouse 44: 398-409.
Cramp, S. and Simmons, K. E. L. (eds.). (1983). The Birds of the Western Palearctic. Vol. 3. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
https://www.researchgate.net/project/Figuring-out-Steppe-Whimbrel-Numenius-phaeopus-alboaxillaris