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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.
