Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Sandpipers and Allies :: Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan - Aug 23, 2003 © William Hull  Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan - Aug 23, 2003 © William Hull  Yatsu Higata Nature Observation Center, Chiba, Japan - Apr 12, 2003 © William Hull  Yatsu Higata Nature Observation Center, Chiba, Japan - Apr 12, 2003 © William Hull  Yatsu Higata Nature Observation Center, Chiba, Japan - May 17, 2003 © William Hull 
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Range

N. Palearctic and w. Alaska;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) N. Europe in n. Scandinavia across n. Russia to n. Asia.
Winters in tropical Africa and n. India.
(2) N. Siberia mostly n. of the Arctic Circle between the Khatanga River and Kolyma River Deltas.
Winters in se. Asia to nw. and possibly e. Australia.
(3) Ne. Siberia, e. of Kolyma River Delta to n. Anadyrland to w. Alaska from Cape Prince of Wales e. to Point Barrow and s. to the Yukon Delta.
Winters in the Pacific Is., Taiwan and Australia from n. Western Australia, n. and e. Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria to c. South Australia and Tasmania.

Videos

Yatsu Higata Nature Observation Center, Chiba, Japan - May 5, 2001 Source: William Hull
Description: None

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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