The Asian Dowitcher is the largest dowitcher in Asia and is facing threats due to habitat loss, pollution and climate change across its narrow range but particularly in its wintering grounds. They breed in eastern Russia as well as northern Mongolia and China. They migrate along the East Asian coast to wintering grounds in southeast Asia, with some traveling all the way to the northern coast of Australia.
Species Factsheet: Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
Asian Dowitcher (juvenile) with Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris)
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