Long-billed Dowitcher
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Mass | 100 g |
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Scientific name | Limnodromus scolopaceus |
Conservation status | Least Concern |
Phylum | Chordata |
Order | Shorebirds |
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ID | 2071219 |
About Long-billed Dowitcher
The long-billed dowitcher is a medium-sized shorebird. The genus name Limnodromus is Ancient Greek from limne, "marsh" and dromos, "racer". The specific scolopaceus is New Latin for "snipe-like", from Latin scolopax, scolopacis, a snipe or woodcock. The English name is from Iroquois and was first recorded in 1841.