• Synonyms Red-breasted Snipe, Common Dowitcher, Grey Snipe, Eastern Dowitcher, Dowitcher, Brownback, Gray-back Snipe, American Dowitcher, Gray Snipe, Grey-back Snipe
  • Old latin name for bird Macrorhamphus griseus, Scolopax noveboracensis, Scolopax grisea

Short-billed Dowitcherbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Paul Driver
    United States
  • 2.
    Call, flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 3.
    Call, © Jim Holmes
    United States
  • 4.
    Call, © Steve Hampton
    United States
  • 5.
    Call, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 6.
    Call, © Phoenix Birder
    United States
  • 7.
    Calls, take-off calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 8.
    Alarm call, call, © Garrett MacDonald
    United States
  • 9.
    Alarm call, call, © Garrett MacDonald
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Short-billed Dowitcher

  • Breeding region North America
  • Breeding subregion n 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 region s USA and LA : coastal mudflats and mangroves of temperate to tropical Western Hemisphere: n California to n Peru and Galápagos (e Pacific) and North Carolina to ne Brazil (w Atlantic)

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

Species Name in Other Languages

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