Long-billed dowitcher: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the long-billed dowitcher lives – recorded in 23 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Limnodromus scolopaceus
Group	Waders, gulls, terns & auks
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	23 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania
Mass	104 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Scolopacidae

Where does the long-billed dowitcher live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the long-billed dowitcher in 23 countries and territories across Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a long-billed dowitcher?

Wikidata records the following for the long-billed dowitcher: mass 104 g (adult weight).

Is the long-billed dowitcher endangered?

The long-billed dowitcher’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the long-billed dowitcher?

The long-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Scolopacidae, genus Limnodromus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the long-billed dowitcher

The long-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Long-billed dowitcher (revision 1380693987), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q476350 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).