Short-billed Dowitcher

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf bird
gptkbp:adultPlumage more vibrant during breeding season
gptkbp:averageTemperature shorter_than_Long-billed_Dowitcher
gptkbp:behavior foraging in mud
gptkbp:bodyStyle long and greenish-yellow
gptkbp:breedingSeason gptkb:North_America
aerial displays
May to July
monogamous during breeding season
marshes and wet meadows
Canada_and_northern_United_States
gptkbp:callsFor a_series_of_'kik'_sounds
gptkbp:colors brown and gray plumage
gptkbp:conservationEfforts Least Concern
habitat protection
gptkbp:cookingMethod probing in mud
gptkbp:diet insects
crustaceans
gptkbp:eggColor oval
about 4 cm long
pale brown with darker spots
gptkbp:family Scolopacidae
gptkbp:fauna Limnodromus griseus
gptkbp:field look for short bill and brown plumage
gptkbp:fledgingPeriod about 20 days
gptkbp:foragingBehavior picking food from the surface
gptkbp:genus Limnodromus
gptkbp:habitat wetlands
mudflats and estuaries
gptkbp:headlights white with dark tips
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Short-billed Dowitcher
gptkbp:iceClass Central_and_South_America
gptkbp:incubationPeriod 21 to 24 days
gptkbp:length 23 to 28 cm
gptkbp:migration late summer to early fall
long-distance migratory bird
stopover sites during migration
along_the_Atlantic_Flyway
gptkbp:nesting ground-nesting
grasses and reeds
well-concealed in vegetation
gptkbp:officialResidence popular among birdwatchers
gptkbp:predators birds of prey
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Long-billed_Dowitcher
gptkbp:scientificName Limnodromus griseus
gptkbp:seasonalActivities coastal areas and estuaries
gptkbp:socialResponsibility often found in flocks
gptkbp:status common in suitable habitats
gptkbp:threats habitat loss
gptkbp:vocalization distinctive and loud
gptkbp:weight 70 to 150 g
gptkbp:wingspan 45 to 50 cm
gptkbp:youth_development similar to adults but duller