Scientific name Limnodromus Higher classification Sandpiper Order Shorebirds | Family Scolopacidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Long‑billed dowitcher, Short‑billed dowitcher | ||
Long billed dowitchers in spring
The three dowitchers are medium-sized long-billed wading birds in the genus Limnodromus. The genus name is Ancient Greek from limne, "marsh" and dromos, "racer". The English name is from Iroquois (1841).
Contents
- Long billed dowitchers in spring
- Long billed and short billed dowitchers lesser yellowlegs and a stilt sandpiper at boundary bay
- References
They resemble godwits in body and bill shape, and the reddish underparts in summer, but are much shorter legged, more like snipe to which they are also somewhat more closely related. All three are strongly migratory.
The two North American species are difficult to separate in most plumages, and were considered a single species for many years. The Asian bird is rare and not well known.
The dowitcher species are:
Long billed and short billed dowitchers lesser yellowlegs and a stilt sandpiper at boundary bay
References
Dowitcher Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA