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Limnodromus griseus

Photo by Paul Wiesike

[edit] Identification

Dark brown upperparts and reddish underparts. The tail has a black and white barred pattern. The legs are a yellow.

[edit] Distribution

Breeds in Alaska and Canada; winters from southern U.S. to central South America.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Subspecies¹

• L. g. caurinus - "Pacific"; S Alaska and s Yukon; winters coastal w US to s Peru
• L. g. hendersoni - "Prairie"; Plains of central Canada; winters se US to Panama
• L. g. griseus - "Atlantic"; Quebec and Labrador; winters coastal e US to Brazil

[edit] Habitat

Bogs, tidal marshes, mudflats or forest clearings.

[edit] Behaviour

They nest on the ground, usually near water. Their nests are shallow depressions in clumps of grass or moss, which are lined with fine grasses, twigs and leaves. 3-4, olive-buff to brown eggs are laid and incubated for 21 days by both sexes.

The diet includes insects, mollusks, crustaceans and marine worms, and also eat some plant material.

[edit] References

1. Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages