bar-tailed godwit
E935650
The bar-tailed godwit is a long-distance migratory shorebird known for record-breaking nonstop flights between Arctic breeding grounds and southern non-breeding coasts.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
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migratory bird ⓘ shorebird ⓘ wader ⓘ |
| billShape | slightly upturned bill ⓘ |
| binomialName | Limosa lapponica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat | Arctic tundra ⓘ |
| breedingPlumage | rich rufous underparts in males ⓘ |
| breedingRange |
Alaska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Russia ⓘ northern Scandinavia ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | dependent on intertidal stopover sites ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
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insects ⓘ molluscs ⓘ polychaete worms ⓘ |
| family | Scolopacidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightStyle | strong direct flight ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | probes in soft sediments with long bill ⓘ |
| genus | Limosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal mudflats
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estuaries ⓘ sandy shores ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migrationPattern |
breeds in Arctic and subarctic regions
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winters on temperate and tropical coasts of the Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | long-distance migrant ⓘ |
| nonBreedingRange |
coasts of Australia
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coasts of New Zealand ⓘ coasts of South Asia ⓘ coasts of the Middle East ⓘ coasts of western Africa ⓘ coasts of western Europe ⓘ |
| notableBehavior | undertakes record-breaking nonstop flights ⓘ |
| notableFlight | nonstop trans-Pacific migration ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage |
barred tail
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mottled brown upperparts ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | females larger than males ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat | loss of coastal wetlands along migration routes ⓘ |
| usesFlyway |
East Asian–Australasian Flyway
NERFINISHED
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West African–Eurasian flyway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
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