Short-billed Dowitcher
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Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus griseus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
212 Verified records at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The short-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus), like its congener, the long-billed dowitcher, is a medium-sized, stocky, long-billed shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. It is an inhabitant of North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. It is strongly migratory; it completely vacates its breeding areas during the snow-bound months. This species favors a variety of habitats, including tundra in the north to ponds and mudflats in the south. It feeds on invertebrates often by rapidly probing its bill into mud in a sewing machine fashion. It and the very similar long-billed dowitcher were considered one species until 1950. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Short-billed Dowitcher sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 212 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

Long-billed Dowitcher
NT

Long-billed Dowitcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Limnodromus scolopaceus

<5% · Rare
Willet

Willet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa semipalmata

50–60% · Likely
Ruddy Turnstone
NT

Ruddy Turnstone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arenaria interpres

40–50% · Likely
Least Sandpiper
NT

Least Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris minutilla

40–50% · Likely
Sanderling
LC

Sanderling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris alba

30–40% · Possible
Spotted Sandpiper
LC

Spotted Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis macularius

30–40% · Possible
Greater Yellowlegs
NT

Greater Yellowlegs

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa melanoleuca

20–30% · Possible
Lesser Yellowlegs
VU

Lesser Yellowlegs

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa flavipes

20–30% · Possible
Marbled Godwit
VU

Marbled Godwit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Limosa fedoa

10–20% · With luck
Western Sandpiper
LC

Western Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris mauri

10–20% · With luck
Semipalmated Sandpiper
NT

Semipalmated Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris pusilla

10–20% · With luck
Hudsonian Whimbrel

Hudsonian Whimbrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numenius hudsonicus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
2 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
3 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
20–30%
4 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
5 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
10–20%
6 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
7 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
8 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
9 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
10 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
12 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
13 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
14 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
15 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
16 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
17 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
18 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
19 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
20 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
21 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
22 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
23 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
25 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
26 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
27 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
28 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
29 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
30 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
31 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
32 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
33 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
34 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
35 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
36 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
37 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
38 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
39 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
40 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
41 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
42 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
43 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
44 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
45 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
46 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
47 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
48 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
49 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
50 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
51 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Short-billed Dowitcher in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Short-billed Dowitcher sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 212 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Short-billed Dowitcher in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

August has the highest sighting rate for Short-billed Dowitcher in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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