Long-billed Dowitcher
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(New page: Image:Lbdowitcher.JPG '''Common Name:''' Long-billed Dowitcher<br> '''Scientific Name:''' Limnodromus scolopaceus '''Size:''' 11.5 inches (29.2 cm) '''Habitat:''' North and South Am...) |
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'''Habitat:''' North and South America, Asia; Breeding Range: far north of North America and eastern Siberia. Migration: They migrate to the southern United States and as far south as Central America. Long-billed Dowitcher is a rare but regular visitor to western Europe, with some individuals staying for long periods. | '''Habitat:''' North and South America, Asia; Breeding Range: far north of North America and eastern Siberia. Migration: They migrate to the southern United States and as far south as Central America. Long-billed Dowitcher is a rare but regular visitor to western Europe, with some individuals staying for long periods. | ||
| - | '''Status:''' Least Concern. Global population: 400,000. It is protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 in the US. | + | '''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global population:''' 400,000. It is protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 in the US. |
'''Diet:''' Insects, mollusks, crustaceans and marine worms, but also eat some plant material. They forage by probing in shallow water or on wet mud to the depth of the bill, sometimes submerging the head. Short jabbing and probing in distinctive "sewing machine" motion. | '''Diet:''' Insects, mollusks, crustaceans and marine worms, but also eat some plant material. They forage by probing in shallow water or on wet mud to the depth of the bill, sometimes submerging the head. Short jabbing and probing in distinctive "sewing machine" motion. | ||
Most Siberian breeding Long-billed Dowitchers likely migrate to the Americas during the winter. | Most Siberian breeding Long-billed Dowitchers likely migrate to the Americas during the winter. | ||
| - | '''Found in | + | |
| + | '''Found in [http://hivewire3d.com/songbird-remix-shorebirds-small-waders.html Songbird ReMix Shorebirds Volume 3: Small Waders]''' | ||
