Stock Photo: Male Short-Billed Dowitcher In Breeding Plumage
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The short-billed dowitcher, like its congener the long-billed dowitcher, is a medium-sized, stocky, long-billed shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. The genus name Limnodromus is Ancient Greek from limne, `marsh` and dromos, `racer`. The specific griseus is Medieval Latin for `grey`.
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