Short-billed Dowitcher
Photo: Chuck Homler d/b/a Focus On Wildlife · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sandpipers and Allies

Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus griseus

VUVulnerable
Family
Sandpipers and Allies (Scolopacidae)
Order
Charadriiformes

Overview

The short-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus), like its congener, the long-billed dowitcher, is a medium-sized, stocky, long-billed shorebird in the family Scolopacidae.
It is an inhabitant of North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. It is strongly migratory; it completely vacates its breeding areas during the snow-bound months. This species favors a variety of habitats, including tundra in the north to ponds and mudflats in the south.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.