Short-billed dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus) (IMAGE)

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Short-billed dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus)

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On the image, short-billed dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus). Over a half of all shorebird populations - sandpipers, plovers, avocets, oystercatchers, among others - are currently declining, according to scientific publications and reports of several Environmental NGOs, such as BirdLife International.

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Paul F. Donald.

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