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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Size: 5193px × 3895px
Location: Alaska
Photo credit: © Dee Carpenter / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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