The Asian dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus) is a rare medium-large wader. Near Threatened
Limnodromus semipalmatus has a disjunct breeding range in the steppe regions that extend from west to east Siberia, Russia, and south into Mongolia and Heilongjiang in north-east China
It has been recorded as a non-breeding ,winters from E India through SE Asia, SE Sumatra and Java to N & E Australia.
This species is migratory but its movements are not well known . The timing and location of breeding varies considerably depending on water levels, most females lay between late-May and early-June. Birds arrive in the wintering grounds in September , returning usually in April
Non-breeding During the non-breeding season it occurs in sheltered coastal environments, primarily estuarine and intertidal mudflats, lagoons, creeks and saltworks
It will also roost on sandy beaches or in shallow lagoons during this season
Human modified landscape features such as salt-pans have also been shown to be important overwintering habitat
It may be particularly vulnerable to habitat loss in its breeding grounds as a result of the drainage of wetlands for agriculture, or their drying-out as a result of climate change. It may also be vulnerable to hunting, pollution and other pressures on both the breeding and wintering grounds. Wetland loss and degradation along its migration route is a potential threat, especially in the Yellow Sea where c.40% stage during northward migration
Limnodromus semipalmatus has a disjunct breeding range in the steppe regions that extend from west to east Siberia, Russia, and south into Mongolia and Heilongjiang in north-east China
It has been recorded as a non-breeding ,winters from E India through SE Asia, SE Sumatra and Java to N & E Australia.
This species is migratory but its movements are not well known . The timing and location of breeding varies considerably depending on water levels, most females lay between late-May and early-June. Birds arrive in the wintering grounds in September , returning usually in April
Non-breeding During the non-breeding season it occurs in sheltered coastal environments, primarily estuarine and intertidal mudflats, lagoons, creeks and saltworks
It will also roost on sandy beaches or in shallow lagoons during this season
Human modified landscape features such as salt-pans have also been shown to be important overwintering habitat
It may be particularly vulnerable to habitat loss in its breeding grounds as a result of the drainage of wetlands for agriculture, or their drying-out as a result of climate change. It may also be vulnerable to hunting, pollution and other pressures on both the breeding and wintering grounds. Wetland loss and degradation along its migration route is a potential threat, especially in the Yellow Sea where c.40% stage during northward migration
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