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Long-billed Dowitcher
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IUCN NT · Near threatened

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Long-billed Dowitcher

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Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceus

The long-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) is a medium-sized shorebird. The genus name Limnodromus is Ancient Greek from limne, "marsh" and dromos, "racer". The specific scolopaceus is New Latin for "snipe-like", from Latin scolopax, scolopacis, a snipe or woodcock. The English name is from Iroquois and was first recorded in 1841.

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