Short-billed Dowitcher bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsRed-breasted Snipe, Common Dowitcher, Grey Snipe, Eastern Dowitcher, Dowitcher, Brownback, Gray-back Snipe, American Dowitcher, Gray Snipe, Grey-back Snipe
Old latin name for birdScolopax grisea, Macrorhamphus griseus, Scolopax noveboracensis
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilySandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae
GenusLimnodromus
Breeding regionNorth America
Breeding subregionn temperate bogs in tundra and muskeg of Nearctic; Gulf of Alaska and inland sc Alaska, sw Yukon and montane nw British Columbia (nw Canada); nc Alberta to w Manitoba (c Canada); sw Hudson and James bays to w Labrador (ec Canada)
Non breeding regions USA and LA : coastal mudflats and mangroves of temperate to tropical Western Hemisphere: n California to n Peru and Galapagos (e Pacific) and North Carolina to ne Brazil (w Atlantic)

Short-billed Dowitcher bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Jim Holmes
    United States
  • 2.
    Call, flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 3.
    Call, © Steve Hampton
    United States
  • 4.
    Call, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 5.
    Call, © Phoenix Birder
    United States
  • 6.
    Alarm call, call, © Garrett MacDonald
    United States
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    Alarm call, call, © Garrett MacDonald
    United States
  • 8.
    Calls, take-off calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 9.
    Alarm call, call, © Garrett MacDonald
    United States
  • 10.
    Call, flight call, © Dylan Pedro
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Short-billed Dowitcher

Short-billed Dowitcher subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Limnodromus griseus caurinusGulf of Alaska and inland sc Alaska, sw Yukon and montane nw British Columbia (nw Canada)c USA to PeruNo
Limnodromus griseus griseussw Hudson Bay and James Bay to w Labrador (ec Canada)s USA to BrazilNo
Limnodromus griseus hendersoninc Alberta to w Manitoba (c Canada)se USA to PanamaNo

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansKleinsnipgriet
BelarusianКараткадзюбы бакасападобны грыцук
Bengaliিামটাঠুুঁটি ডিঈিআচায
BretonStankioc'h beg berr
BulgarianКъсоклюн вретена, Късоклюн бегач
CatalanTetolet becllarg, tetolet gris
Chinese短嘴半蹼鹬, 長嘴半蹼鷸
Chinese (Traditional)短嘴半蹼鷸
Croatiankratkokljuna šljukolika
Czechslukovec krátkozobý
DanishLabradorsneppeklire, Kortnæbbet Sneppeklire
DutchKleine Grijze Snip
EsperantoMallongbeka limnodromo, Mallongbeka tringo, granda galinaga tringo
Estonianraba-neppvigle
FaroeseNevstuttur snípustelkur
Finnishrämekurppelo
FrenchBécassin siffleur, Bécassin roux, Bécasseau roux, Bécassin à bec court, Limnodrome à bec court
FrisianLytse grize snip
GalicianMazarico cincento, Mazarico de bico curto, Mazarico escolopáceo
GermanKurzschnabel-Schlammläufer, Moorschlammläufer, Kleiner Schlammläufer, Zwergschlammläufer, KleinerS
GreekΜικρός λιμvoδρόμoς, Μικρός Λιμνοδρόμος, Λιμνοδρόμος
Hebrewדוביצ'ר קצר־מקור, חרטומנית קצרת-מקור
HungarianHosszúcsőrű cankógoda, rövidcsőrű cankógoda, Hosszúcsoru cankógoda
IcelandicSnípuduðra
IrishDabhaitséar gobghearr, Guilbnín Gobghearr
ItalianPiro piro pettorossiccio minore, Limnodromo beccocorto, Limnodromo grigio
Japaneseアメリカオオハシシギ
Korean긴부리도요
Latvianmazā dūņsloka
LithuanianJūrinis dumblinukas, Jūrinis dumblius, amerikinis dumblius
MacedonianКраткоклуна бекасинка
ManxDowuitcher gob-giare
Northern SamiRivohaš
Norwegiankortnebbekkasinsnipe, Kortnebb-bekkasinsnipe, Kortnebbekkasinsnipe
Norwegian NynorskKortnebbekkasinsnipe
Polishszlamiec krótkodzioby
PortugueseMaçarico-de-costa-branca, maçarico-de-bico-curto, maçarico-de-costas-brancas / maçarico-de-bico-curto, narceja-de-costas-brancas, maçarico-de-costas-brancas
RomanianSitar de nămol cu cioc scurt
RussianКороткоклювый бекасовидный веретенник, Короткоклювый бекасовидный веретенник, Американский, Короткоклювый американский бекасовидный веретенник
SerbianKratkokljuna šljukolika
SlovakMočiarnica sivá, brežník sivý
Sloveniankratkokljuni greznik
Spanishcosturero piquicorto, Zarapico Becasina, Becasa Piquicorta, Playero Pico Largo, Costurero Pico Corto, Becasa gris, Chorlo Pico Corto, Playero pico corto, Becacina chica, Agujeta gris, Agujeta Piquicorta, Agujeta Común
Swedishmindre beckasinsnäppa, Kortnäbbad beckasinsnäppa
Thaiนกซ่อมทะเลปากยาว
TurkishKısa-gagalı Suçulluğu, Kısa Gagalı Suçulluğu
Ukrainianнеголь короткодзьобий
WelshGïach gylfin-hir, Gïach brongoch