Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
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About Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Pelicans
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
The long-billed dowitcher is a medium-sized shorebird with a relatively long bill belonging to the sandpiper family, Scolopacidae. In breeding plumage, adults are characterized by a rufous head and underparts with a darker mottled back and a large white upper rump only seen in flight. They feed in various freshwater habitats with their bill underwater in a "sewing machine" motion and have a mating display where males chase females in flight. The genus, Limnodromus is Ancient Greek from limne, "marsh" and dromos, "racer". The specific scolopaceus is Neo-Latin for "snipe-like", from Latin scolopax, scolopacis, a snipe or woodcock. The English name is from Iroquois and was first recorded in 1841.
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2006-02-20
Pescadero Marsh, United States of America -
2006-04-16
Kern National Wildlife Refuge, United States of America -
2007-04-10
Ejido Lagoon, United States of America -
2007-09-22
Pajaro Dunes, United States of America -
2010-01-03
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, United States of America -
2010-02-21
Lerma Marshes, Mexico -
2012-08-12
Redwood Shores - Radio Road, United States of America -
2013-04-17
Brazoria NWR (UTC 108), United States of America -
2013-04-19
Bolivar Peninsula, United States of America -
2013-04-19
Anahuac NWR (UTC 049), United States of America -
2014-03-11
Elkhorn Slough, United States of America -
2014-07-17
Nome--Safety Sound, United States of America -
2014-08-23
MacKerricher SP, United States of America -
2021-07-18
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, United States of America
