BirdUp · Species
Asian Dowitcher
Limnodromus semipalmatus(Blyth, 1848)
VulnerableNative
- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Genus
- Limnodromus
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
- Commonness
- Rare
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The Asian dowitcher is a rare medium-large wader.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Inland wetlands of temperate central and east Palearctic: south-west Siberia and east Kazakhstan, (probably) north Mongolia to Amurland (south-east Siberia) and north-east China
- Non-breeding range
- OR, AU : coastal south Thailand, Malay Pen., Indonesian Arch., north Australia and Philippines (rare)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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