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  5. Limnodromus
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  7. Short-billed Dowitcher

BirdUp · Species

Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus griseus(Gmelin, JF, 1789)

Conservation status: Least ConcernOrigin: Native
Order
CHARADRIIFORMES
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Limnodromus

At a glance

The Short-billed Dowitcher, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia. It is best seen in summer.

Conservation status
Least Concern
Origin
Native
Best seen
Summer
Commonness
Local
  • Identification
  • Where
  • When

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

The short-billed dowitcher, like its congener, the long-billed dowitcher, is a medium-sized, stocky, long-billed shorebird in the family Scolopacidae.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Field specs

Wingspan
45 cm

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 4.0

03 · When

When to look

When can you see a Short-billed Dowitcher?

The Short-billed Dowitcher is recorded across its Australian range mainly in February and December.

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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Short-billed Dowitcher live in Australia?

The Short-billed Dowitcher is native to Australia, recorded across 2 of Australia’s bioregions, with a core range spanning north temperate bogs in tundra and muskeg of Nearctic.

BreedingNorth temperate bogs in tundra and muskeg of Nearctic: Gulf of Alaska and inland south-central Alaska, south-west Yukon and montane north-west British Columbia (north-west Canada); north-central Alberta to west Manitoba (central Canada); south-west Hudson and James bays to west Labrador (east-central Canada)

Non-breedingAccidental vagrant to Australia (very few records, east.g. NSW 1999).

Distribution from BirdUp Australia community data

Legend

  • Passage

1 region recorded