Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusLimnodromus (Dowitchers)
- SpeciesLimnodromus griseus (Short-billed Dowitcher)
Closest Relatives at Ciénaga de Zapata
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Short-billed Dowitcher in Ciénaga de Zapata?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Short-billed Dowitcher sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata, based on 207 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Short-billed Dowitcher in Ciénaga de Zapata?
February has the highest sighting rate for Short-billed Dowitcher in Ciénaga de Zapata in our monthly data.