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 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
📅 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 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Short-billed Dowitcher sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Short-billed Dowitcher in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
June has the highest sighting rate for Short-billed Dowitcher in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.