OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Limnodromus ("marsh runner") griseus ("grey")
Moulting Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus) at Anchorage, Alaska - August 2024
Featured Subspecies: Limnodromus griseus caurinus
Weight: 73-155g / Length: 23-32cm / Wingspan: 46-56cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Despite the seemingly clear cut naming difference between the long and short billed dowitchers, the differentiation is in reality no way near as decisive as the names would imply, and several more nuanced field marks such as patterning and shape are needed. Their preferred breeding habitat is in the Northern bogs, marshes and mudflats of Alaska and Canada.
Related Species:
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Genus: Limnodromus
SUBSPECIES: L. g. caurinus, L. g. hendersoni, L. g. griseus
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED STATES
Breeds in South-East Alaska, Winters on Southern Coast of the Lower 48
- CHICAGO TO ALASKA ROADTRIP 2024: Seen in Alaska
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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