Long-billed dowitcher / Großer Schlammläufer (Limnodromus scolopaceus)

Comparative sizes - big royal terns, middle-sized short-billed dowitchers, a tiny sanderling. 2023-04-15 09:36:54 Yucatan NIKON D5600 ISO 400
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Observations

Only documented observation: 2023-04-15

Description

Classification: Genus Limnodromus (Limnodromus); Family Shorebirds (Scolopacidae)
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America.
General: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 beautiful rufous head and underparts with a darker mottled back and a large white upper rump only seen in flight.^[2][3][4] They feed in various freshwater habitats with their bill underwater in a "sewing machine" motion and are known to have an exciting mating display where males chase females in flight.^[2] The genus, 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.^[5] The English name is from Iroquois and was first recorded in 1841.^[6] [more]

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