-
species for this bird is not, as
might be expected, one of the
American dowitchers,
which in any case do not
overlap in range,
because the
Asian bird is...
- The
three dowitchers are medium-sized long-billed
wading birds in the
genus Limnodromus. The
English name "
dowitcher" is from Iroquois,
recorded in English...
- long-billed
dowitchers seem to
prefer fresh over salt
water and
muddy over
sandy habitats in
comparison to short-billed
dowitchers. The long-billed
dowitcher will...
-
remains difficult today.
Distinguishing wintering or
juvenile short-billed
dowitchers from the long-billed
species is very
difficult and, even
given examination...
- minimus)
Limnodromus (
Dowitchers) Short-billed
dowitcher (L. griseus) Long-billed
dowitcher (L. scolopaceus)
Asian dowitcher (L. semipalmatus) Scolopax...
- the
curlews by
their straight or
slightly upturned bills, and from the
dowitchers by
their longer legs. The
winter plumages are
fairly drab, but
three species...
-
birds forage on muddy,
picking up food by sight,
often jabbing like the
dowitchers with
which they
often ****ociate. They
mainly eat insects,
other invertebrates...
- Long-billed
Dowitcher, two Short-billed
Dowitchers, a
Hudsonian Godwit and a
Stilt Sandpiper in the high marsh. A Short-billed
Dowitcher in the Nonesuch...
- include,
lesser snow geese,
greater and
lesser yellowlegs, long-billed
dowitchers, and
western sandpipers. Over 250
species have so far been
recorded in...
- sanctuary,
including rare birds. Rare
birds reported in the lake are
Asiatic dowitchers (NT),
Dalmatian pelican (VU), Pallas's fish-eagles (VU), the very rare...
