In Yukon, breeds in marshes and rich fens with sparse trees and shrubs.
Yukon: Sparse breeder in the Southern Lakes area (confirmed at Swan Lake and Lake Laberge, and suspected at Marsh Lake and along Tagish Road).
North America: Breeding distribution separated into three areas: northwest (southern Alaska, Yukon, and northwestern BC); northern prairie provinces, including southern NWT; centred around James Bay. Winters from the southern USA through Central America and West Indies to Peru and Brazil.
The most obvious feature of dowitchers are their long, straight bills. Short-billed and Long-billed Dowitchers are difficult to separate. In breeding plumage, all races of adult Short-billed are distinguished from Long-billed by palish lower belly; the entire venter is brick red in Long-billed. Short-billed also lacks strong barring on sides and anks, which is characteristic of breeding Long-billed Dowitchers. Call notes are distinctive: flight call of Short-billed a melodic tu, usually repeated up to 3 or 4 times. Typical call of Long-billed a high keek, given once or repeated several times.
Animal | Bird |
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Bird | Shore Birds (Charadriiformes) |
Color | brown, grey |