Short-billed Dowitcher
Kalvin Chan · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF
Short-billed Dowitcher
Aitor · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF
Short-billed Dowitcher
Aitor · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF
Short-billed Dowitcher
Bill Keim · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF
Short-billed Dowitcher
Suanne Pyle · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF
Short-billed Dowitcher
Patricia Teague · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF
Short-billed Dowitcher
Patricia Teague · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF
Short-billed Dowitcher
Patricia Teague · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF
Short-billed Dowitcher
NINA WENÓLI · CC0_1_0 via GBIF
Short-billed Dowitcher
NINA WENÓLI · CC0_1_0 via GBIF
Short-billed Dowitcher
steve b · CC0_1_0 via GBIF
Short-billed Dowitcher
steve b · CC0_1_0 via GBIF

Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus griseus

IUCN: Vulnerable

Taxonomy

Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Limnodromus
eBird Code
shbdow

Vocalizations

Dan MacNeal · CC_BY_4_0
Bob Nieman · CC_BY_4_0
Stephen John Davies · CC0_1_0

Subspecies (3)

  • Limnodromus griseus caurinus

    breeds Gulf of Alaska and inland south-central Alaska, southwestern Yukon, and montane northwestern British Columbia (northwestern Canada); winters central USA to Peru

  • Limnodromus griseus griseus

    breeds southwestern Hudson Bay and James Bay to western Labrador (east-central Canada); winters coastal eastern USA to Brazil

  • Limnodromus griseus hendersoni

    breeds plains of central Canada; winters southeastern USA to Panama

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.