Long-billed Dowitcher

Taxobox
name = Long-billed Dowitcher
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Charadriiformes
familia = Scolopacidae
genus = "Limnodromus"
species = "L. scolopaceus"
binomial = "Limnodromus scolopaceus"
binomial_authority = (Say, 1823)The Long-billed Dowitcher, "Limnodromus scolopaceus", is a medium-sized shorebird.

Adults have yellowish legs and a long straight dark bill. The body is dark brown on top and reddish underneath with spotted throat and breast, bars on flanks. The tail has a black and white barred pattern. The winter plumage is largely grey.

Their breeding habitat is wet tundra in the far north of North America and eastern Siberia. They nest on the ground, usually near water.

They migrate to the southern United States and as far south as Central America. Long-billed Dowitcher is a rare but regular visitor to western Europe, with some individuals staying for long periods.

These birds forage by probing in shallow water or on wet mud. They mainly eat insects, mollusks, crustaceans and marine worms, but also eat some plant material.

They are more likely to be seen near fresh water than the Short-billed Dowitcher.

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

External links

* [http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i2320id.html Long-billed Dowitcher - "Limnodromus scolopaceus"] - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
* [http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Long-billed_Dowitcher.html Long-billed Dowitcher Species Account] - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
* [http://www.sdakotabirds.com/species/long_billed_dowitcher_info.htm Long-billed Dowitcher Information and Photos] - South Dakota Birds and Birding