Limnodromus semipalmatus
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The Asian dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus) is a medium-large wader in the Scolopacidae family of sandpipers. Adults have dark legs and a long, straight dark bill, somewhat shorter than that of the long-billed dowitcher. The body is brown on top and reddish underneath in breeding plumage. The tail has a black and white barred pattern. The winter plumage is largely grey.
Their breeding habitat is grassy wetlands in inland Siberia and Manchuria. They migrate to southeast Asia as far south as northern Australia, although both the breeding and wintering areas are poorly known. This bird is always found on coasts during migration and wintering.
These birds forage by probing in shallow water or on wet mud. They mainly eat insects, molluscs, crustaceans, and marine worms, but also eat some plant material. This bird can be confused for its confamilial bar-tailed godwit, but can be distinguished by its smaller size, yelping call, and "sewing machine" feeding action typical of dowitchers. Shorebirds by Hayman, Marchant and Prater, ISBN 0-7099-2034-2 Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Dowitcher sighting in Kochi on a given day, based on 56 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 160th most-seen of the 235 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Dowitcher in Kochi on a given day, against under 5% in April to February, the lowest months. That is one of Kochi's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain against 490 mm in June.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Asian Dowitcher sightings, Kochi has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Manila (Philippines, under 5%) and Bangkok (Thailand, under 5%).
Same family: Scolopacidae
The closest relatives of the Asian Dowitcher that you can see in Kochi (family Scolopacidae, Sandpipers and Allies) are Common Sandpiper (about 20%), Wood Sandpiper (about 20%) and Common Greenshank (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Asian Dowitcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Kochi (56 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
