Genus

Limnodromus (Dowitchers)

Limnodromus scolopaceus. Photo: (c) Steph Cárdenas, some rights reserved (CC BY)

The three dowitchers are medium-sized long-billed wading birds in the genus Limnodromus. The genus name is Ancient Greek from limne, “marsh” and dromos, “racer”. The English name is from Iroquois (1841).

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Aves (Birds)
        Order: Charadriiformes (Shorebirds and allies)
        Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and allies)
        Genus: Limnodromus (Dowitchers)
        Species: Limnodromus griseus (Short-billed dowitcher)
        Species: Limnodromus scolopaceus (Long-billed dowitcher)

Subtaxa

Species: Limnodromus griseus (Short-billed dowitcher)

Species: Limnodromus scolopaceus (Long-billed dowitcher)

Genus

Limnodromus (Dowitchers)

Subtaxa

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