Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus (Gmelin, 1789)    Synonyms: SBDO.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Charadriiformes   >   Family Scolopacidae   >   Genus Limnodromus   

Description:

Compare very similar Long-billed Dowitcher, which is distinguished by voice and by subtle plumage and structural details. Two Short-billed Dowitcher subspecies occur regularly in Maryland, griseus and hendersoni.

There are 137 records in the project database.

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A Short-billed Dowitcher in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

A Short-billed Dowitcher in Tampa Bay, Florida (9/6/2011). Photo by Dan Irizarry. (MBP list)

A Short-billed Dowitcher in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/12/2018). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Short-billed Dowitcher in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/28/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

A Short-billed Dowitcher in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/22/2017). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A Short-billed Dowitcher in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (8/15/2010). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Short-billed Dowitcher in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/22/2009). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Short-billed Dowitchers in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/1/2021). No rights reserved. Photo by Andy Wilson via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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