Stock Photo: Long-Billed Dowitcher Feeding At Marsh Swamp
ID 256068657 © Fallsview | Megapixl.com
Long-billed Dowitcher feeding at marsh swamp, it is a plump, medium-sized shorebird with very long bill. Extremely similar to Short-billed Dowitcher, and often flocks with it. Best distinguished by voice: a sharp, high-pitched “keek!†note, sometimes given in a series, unlike lower-pitched “tu-tu-tu†call of Short-billed. At all ages, look for subtle structural differences: Long-billed averages more hunch-backed, slightly longer-billed, and slightly taller, especially noticeable when in a mixed flock. Breeding birds have solidly salmon-orange underparts and rather dark upperparts with narrow rufous edges and white tips.
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