short-billed dowitcher

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:bird
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:long-billed_dowitcher
gptkbp:adult_plumage brown and gray with streaks
more grayish than juvenile
more spotted and streaked
gptkbp:behavior often seen in flocks
foraging in mudflats
gptkbp:breeding_season May to July
gptkbp:calls_for a series of 'kik' notes
gptkbp:clutch_size 4–5 eggs
gptkbp:conservation_efforts habitat protection
gptkbp:conservation_status gptkb:Least_Concern
gptkbp:diet invertebrates
gptkbp:egg_color olive-brown
30 x 22 mm
gptkbp:family gptkb:Scolopacidae
gptkbp:first_flight straight and rapid
gptkbp:fledging_period 18–20 days
gptkbp:foot greenish-yellow
gptkbp:foraging_behavior probing
picking food from mud
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Limnodromus
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:North_America
gptkb:sports_event
wetlands
Alaska and Canada
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label short-billed dowitcher
gptkbp:incubation_period 21–24 days
gptkbp:is_recognized_by shorter bill than long-billed dowitcher
gptkbp:length 25–30 cm
gptkbp:migration gptkb:Pacific_Flyway
migratory
fall migration in August to October
gptkbp:nesting ground-nesting
near water
gptkbp:population_trend gptkb:Professional_Wrestler
gptkbp:predators birds of prey
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:long-billed_dowitcher
gptkbp:species gptkb:Limnodromus_griseus
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Limnodromus_griseus_caurinus
gptkb:Limnodromus_griseus_griseus
gptkbp:tail_type white with dark tips
gptkbp:vocalization distinctive calls during breeding season
gptkbp:weight 70–150 g
gptkbp:wildlife threat to population
gptkbp:wingspan 50–60 cm
gptkbp:wintering_range gptkb:Central_America
coastal areas of Central America