Snipes, Sandpipers and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) - HBW 3, p. 498
French: Bécassin roux
German: Kleiner Schlammläufer
Spanish: Agujeta Gris
Other common names: Common Dowitcher
Taxonomy: Scolopax grisea Gmelin, 1789, Long Island, New York.
Forms superspecies with L. scolopaceus, with which formerly considered conspecific. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- caurinus Pitelka, 1950 - S Alaska and S Yukon; winters on Pacific coast from C USA to S Peru.
- hendersoni Rowan, 1932 - EC British Columbia to SE Keewatin and C Manitoba; winters from SE USA to Panama.
- griseus (Gmelin, 1789) - C Quebec and W Labrador; winters on Atlantic coast from S USA to Brazil.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A vagrant juvenile foraging in sandy tidal pools Locality Tresco, Isles of Scilly, England, Great Britain (ssp griseus)
Greg Baker 17 September 2012 31 weeks ago 1 min 51 sec 4.5 -
A bird standing on stems Locality Cape May County, New Jersey, USA (United States) (ssp griseus)
Robert Schaefer 17 May 2006 6 years ago 30 sec 4.5 -
Several juveniles probing Locality Santa Clara River Estuary, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp caurinus)
Don DesJardin 31 August 2004 5 years ago 17 sec 4.4 -
A vagrant juvenile preening on a beach Locality Tresco, Isles of Scilly, England, Great Britain (ssp griseus)
Greg Baker 17 September 2012 31 weeks ago 36 sec 4.3 -
A Short-billed Dowitcher. The first sighting of this bird in Spain. Locality Salinas de San Pedro, Murcia, Spain
Javier Noguera 10 March 2013 8 weeks ago 26 sec 4 -
A bird in deep water, using a probbing thecnique to forage in the mud. Locality Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware, USA (United States) (ssp griseus)
Josep del Hoyo 6 May 2006 6 years ago 36 sec 3.8
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On breeding grounds
Locality Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 22 June 2009 2 years ago 4.5 -
OPen his beak
Locality Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 18 August 2008 2 years ago 4.4 -
Non-breeding plumage
Locality Caimare Chico, Zulia State, Venezuela
kperezleon 5 October 2008 4 years ago 4.3 -
Short-billed Dowitcher, non breeding
Locality Marco Island, Collier County, Florida, USA (United States)
Paul Cools 10 February 2010 29 weeks ago 4.3 -
a bird probing in the water
Locality Florida, USA (United States)
sophiebuck 11 December 2012 15 weeks ago 4 -
A bird foraging
Locality Florida, USA (United States)
sophiebuck 11 December 2012 15 weeks ago 4
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Calls. Locality Icapuí, Ceará State, Brazil
(ssp griseus)
Ciro Albano 9 September 2006 4 years ago 0
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