Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)

Short-billed Dowitcher, a reference photo — Photo: Chuck Homler d/b/a Focus On Wildlife · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

The short-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus), like its congener, the long-billed dowitcher, is a medium-sized, stocky, long-billed shorebird in the family Scolopacidae.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Short-billed Dowitcher being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Limnodromus scolopaceus
Limnodromus semipalmatus
Calidris himantopus

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Genus: Limnodromus
Species: Limnodromus griseus

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