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Long Billed Dowitcher
Long Billed Dowitcher
Long Billed Dowitcher
Long Billed Dowitcher
Common Name

Long Billed Dowitcher

Alternate Names
Common Type

Dowitcher

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Scolopacidae

Genus

Limnodromus

Species

scolopaceus

Conversation Status

Least Concern

Number of Sub-Species
Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Nests in marshy grasslands, feeds in wetlands

Distribution and Range

Breeds in Siberia and Alaska; winters in southern US to Panama

Food

Forage in shallow water on mud for insects, mollusks, crustaceans and marine worms plus some plant material.

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