Wildlifeof Thailand
Long-billed Dowitcher
Scolopacidae
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Limnodromus scolopaceus
Basic stats
Diet
Aquatic invertebrates
Habitat
Tundra pools, marshes and mudflats
Range
Northern Asia and North America; winters farther south
The long-billed dowitcher is a stocky migratory shorebird with a very long straight bill. Breeding birds are rich rufous below; winter plumage is grey. It breeds near tundra pools in northern Asia and North America and winters on marshes and mudflats, probing rapidly in a sewing-machine motion for aquatic invertebrates (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Near Threatened (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Long-billed Dowitcher eat?
- Aquatic invertebrates
- What habitat does the Long-billed Dowitcher live in?
- Tundra pools, marshes and mudflats
- Where is the Long-billed Dowitcher found?
- Northern Asia and North America; winters farther south