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Long-billed dowitcher                                           

24th February, 2022 Environment

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Context: A long-billed dowitcher sighted at Kanaavanthurai where Arani river meets the Pulicat lagoon.

About long-billed dowitcher:

  • It is a medium-sized shorebird with a relatively long bill belonging to the sandpiper family.
  • It prefer freshwater and breed mainly from western and northern Alaska to eastern Siberia before migrating as far south as Mexico for the winter
  • Conservation status in IUCN RED list: Least concern

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/long-billed-dowitcher-sighted-at-pulicat/article65070468.ece