Asian Dowitcher

Limnodromus semipalmatus

The Asian dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus) is a rare medium-large wader. Adults have dark legs and a long straight dark bill, somewhat shorter than that of the long-billed dowitcher. The body is brown on top and reddish underneath in breeding plumage. The tail has a black and white barred pattern. The winter plumage is largely grey. Their breeding habitat is grassy wetlands in inland Siberia and Manchuria. They migrate to southeast Asia as far south as northern Australia, although both the breeding and wintering areas are poorly known. This bird is always found on coasts during migration and wintering. These birds forage by probing in shallow water or on wet mud. They mainly eat insects, mollusks, crustaceans and marine worms, but also eat some plant material.
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Lucas Corneliussen
Monday 02 Jan 2023 - 3:05pm
Thailand
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Lucas Corneliussen
Monday 02 Jan 2023 - 12:35pm
Thailand
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Brandon PB
Tuesday 17 Jan 2017 - 7:00am
Thailand
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Jamie BT
Tuesday 17 Jan 2017 - 7:00am
Thailand
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