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The long-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) belongs to the family Scolopacidae under the order Charadriiformes.
Long-billed dowitcher taxonomy
The family Scolopacidae (as Scolopacea) was first described by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (October 22, 1783 – September 18, 1840), a zoologist, botanist, writer and polyglot, in the year 1815. The family Scolopacidae is divided into fifteen genera.The genus Limnodromus was first described by Prince Alexander Philipp Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied (23 September 1782 – 3 February 1867), a German explorer, ethnologist and naturalist, in the year 1833.
The type species of the genus Limnodromus is Scolopax grisea, described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin (8 August 1748 – 1 November 1804), a German naturalist, botanist, entomologist, herpetologist and malacologist, in the year 1789.
The genus Limnodromus contains three species, viz., Limnodromus griseus, Limnodromus scolopaceus and Limnodromus semipalmatus.
The species Limnodromus scolopaceus (as Limosa scolopacea) was first described by Thomas Say (June 27, 1787 – October 10, 1834) in the year 1822.
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Aegithina nigrolutea |
| Species: | A. nigrolutea |
| Genus: | Aegithina |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Aegithinidae |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Long-billed dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus 359 Image by "Mike" Michael L. Baird |
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| 2.Long-billed dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus Image by "Mike" Michael L. Baird |
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| 3.Long-billed dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus Image by Basar |
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| 4.Long-billed dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus Image by Alan D. Wilson, www.naturespicsonline.com |
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| 5.Long-billed dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus Image by Judy Gallagher |
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| 6.Long-billed dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus Image by Nigel |
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| 7.Long-billed dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus Image by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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| 8.Long-billed dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus Image by ALAN SCHMIERER |
1.Long-billed dowitcher image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Long-billed_Dowitcher_-_Mike_Baird.jpg (cropped)
Author: "Mike" Michael L. Baird | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 9/23/17
2.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Limnodromus_scolopaceus_Mike_Baird_crop.jpg (cropped)
Author: "Mike" Michael L. Baird | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 9/23/17
3.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Limnodromus_scolopaceus.jpg (cropped)
Author: Basar | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
4.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dowitcher_-_natures_pics.jpg (cropped)
Author: Alan D. Wilson, www.naturespicsonline.com | License: CC BY-SA 2.5 as on 9/24/17
5.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/52450054@N04/6918355945/ (cropped)
Author: Judy Gallagher | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 9/23/17
6.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/winnu/7205111490/ (cropped)
Author: Nigel | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 9/23/17
7.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wildreturn/8429676311/ (cropped)
Author: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 9/23/17
8.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sloalan/9090808202/in/photostream/
Author: ALAN SCHMIERER | License: Public domain as on 9/24/17 (cropped)
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