Family
Scolopacidae
Habits
Wades in shallow water, moving bill up and down in a manner suggesting a sewing machine When there are several, group together, foraging, flying and resting on banks in compact flocks.
Habitat
Breeds in north eastern Asia, winters from eastern India to Indonesia and rarely to northern and eastern AustraliaTidal mud-flats, estuaries and sand or shingle banks
Breeding
May June July; breeds in central Asia, 2 to 3; light olive, blotched reddish-brown. Monogamous and both sexes incubate.
Parks
Kakadu National Park
Diet
Carnivore, aquatic life.
Details
| Common Name: |
Asian Dowitcher |
Scientific Name: |
Limnodromus semipalmatus |
| Sub Order: |
Unavailable |
Order: |
Charadriiformes |
| Class: |
Aves |
Category: |
Native |
| Status: |
Vulnerable |
Size: |
Unavailable |
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