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Asian dowitcher

Limnodromus semipalmatus (Blyth, 1848)

NTNear Threatenedbirds

The Asian dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus) is a species in the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 180 g to 212 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Asian dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus)
Photo: JJ Harrison · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the Asian dowitcher

Weight
180 g – 212 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
57 cm – 59 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
22 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

How big is the Asian dowitcher?

ASIAN DOWITCHER · WINGSPAN 59 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 59 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the Asian dowitcher is about 35% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the Asian dowitcher live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The Asian dowitcher is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the Asian dowitcher?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Asian dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus) is a medium-large wader in the Scolopacidae family of sandpipers.

From the Wikipedia article “Asian dowitcher” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Asian_dowitcher&oldid=1357318611), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the Asian dowitcher endangered?

The Asian dowitcher is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species.

How is the Asian dowitcher classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCharadriiformes
  5. familyScolopacidae
  6. genusLimnodromus
  7. SpeciesLimnodromus semipalmatus (Blyth, 1848)

Synonyms Macrorhamphus semipalmatus, Micropalama tacksanowskia

Other names and names in other languages (51)
  • Asiatic dowitcherEnglish
  • Asiatiese SnipgrietAfrikaans
  • شنقب آسيويArabic
  • عداء المستنقعات الآسيويArabic
  • Берингов вретенарBulgarian
  • Stankioc'h AziaBreton
  • Stankioc'h dambalvezekBreton
  • tetolet asiàticCatalan
  • slukovec asijskýCzech
  • gïach AsiaWelsh
  • Asiatisk SneppeklireDanish
  • SteppenschlammläuferGerman
  • azia limnodromoEsperanto
  • Agujeta asiáticaSpanish
  • Costurero asiáticoSpanish
  • stepi-neppvigleEstonian
  • گلنورد آسیاییPersian
  • arokurppeloFinnish
  • Bécassin d'AsieFrench
  • Bécassin d’AsieFrench
  • Limnodrome semipalméFrench
  • Dabhaitséar ÁiseachIrish
  • חרטומנית אסייתיתHebrew
  • ázsiai cankógodaHungarian
  • Trinil-lumpur asiaIndonesian
  • Piro piro pettorossiccio asiaticoItalian
  • Piro-piro pettorossiccio asiaticoItalian
  • シベリアオオハシシギJapanese
  • Азиялық тарбақ шырғалақKazakh
  • 큰부리도요Korean
  • azijinis dumbliusLithuanian
  • ചേർക്കാടMalayalam
  • Азийн цууцилMongolian
  • Burung Kedidi Dada MerahMalay
  • Aziatische grijze snipDutch
  • asiabekkasinsnipeNorwegian
  • szlamiec wielkiPolish
  • ایشیائی ڈووچرWestern Panjabi
  • maçarico-asiáticoPortuguese
  • maçarico-das-estepesPortuguese
  • narceja-das-estepesPortuguese
  • Азиатский бекасовидный веретенникRussian
  • brežník hrdzavýSlovak
  • Azijska šljukolikaSerbian
  • asiatisk beckasinsnäppaSwedish
  • นกซ่อมทะเลอกแดงThai
  • Asya Ak Sırtlı SuçulluğuTurkish
  • неголь азійськийUkrainian
  • Choắt chân màng lớnVietnamese
  • 半蹼鷸Chinese
  • 半蹼鹬Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the Asian dowitcher

Other species in the same genus Limnodromus.

CompareAsian dowitcher vs Long-billed dowitcherAsian dowitcher vs Short-billed dowitcher

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the Asian dowitcher?

An adult Asian dowitcher weighs 180 g – 212 g and has a wingspan of 57 cm – 59 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the Asian dowitcher live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the Asian dowitcher for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the Asian dowitcher endangered?

The Asian dowitcher is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the Asian dowitcher?

The Asian dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus) belongs to the family Scolopacidae in the order Charadriiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Asian dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/asian-dowitcher

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BibTeX
@misc{asian_dowitcher_2026,
  title = {Asian dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/asian-dowitcher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}