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The bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) is a large and strongly migratory wader in the family Scolopacidae, which feeds on bristle-worms and shellfish on coastal mudflats and estuaries. It has distinctive red breeding plumage, long legs, and a long upturned bill.
The black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is a member of the godwit genus, Limosa . There are four subspecies, all with orange head, neck and chest in breeding plumage and dull grey-brown winter coloration, and distinctive black and white wingbar at all times.
In 2020 a male bar-tailed godwit flew about 12,200 kilometres (7,600 mi) non-stop in its migration from Alaska to New Zealand, previously a record for avian non-stop flight. [3] In October 2022, a 5 month old, male bar-tailed godwit was tracked from Alaska to Tasmania , a trip that took 11 days, and recorded a non-stop flight of 8,400 miles ...
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Bar-tailed godwit: Limosa lapponica (Linnaeus, 1758) 11 Black-tailed godwit: Limosa limosa (Linnaeus, 1758) 12 Hudsonian godwit: Limosa haemastica (Linnaeus, 1758) 13 Marbled godwit: Limosa fedoa (Linnaeus, 1758) 14 Asian dowitcher: Limnodromus semipalmatus (Blyth, 1848) 15 Long-billed dowitcher: Limnodromus scolopaceus (Say, 1822) 16 Short ...
Bar-tailed godwit; Black-tailed godwit; H. Hudsonian godwit; M. Marbled godwit This page was last edited on 1 July 2020, at 01:52 (UTC). Text is available under ...
Gulls are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water.
Wilson's snipe differs from the latter species in having a narrower white trailing edge to the wings, and eight pairs of tail feathers instead of the typical seven of the common snipe. [5] Its common name commemorates the American ornithologist Alexander Wilson .