Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Short-billed Dowitcher
The Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Limnodromus griseus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Limnodromus griseus caurinus
- Limnodromus griseus hendersoni
- Limnodromus griseus griseus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Scolopax grisea
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Shores of New York, i.e. Long Island.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.658
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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