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Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceus(Say, 1822)

Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Presence in the Strait
Vagrant
In Spanish
Agujeta escolopácea

Photograph: Blair Dudeck, CC BY, vía iNaturalist

Length
27–30 cm
Wingspan
42–47 cm
Weight
110 g
0204060LENGTH27–30 cmWINGSPAN42–47 cmcentimetres

Presence in the Strait

Accidental. One bird on Los Lances beach on 28.08.88.

Identification

Intermediate appearance between Godwits and Snipes. Clearly defined dark lores and pale supercilium in all plumages. In flight, barred tail and rump, white ‘cigar’ on back and plain wings with white rear edge. In summer plumageunderparts rusty-orange; upperparts brown-black with chestnut flecks. Winter plumage essentially grey. Originates from NE Siberia.

Bioestrecho editorial text. Last revised: 8 September 2026.

Gallery

Photographs from iNaturalist observations with the licence checked file by file. Those marked “Strait” were taken within the area; place and date are those of each observation.