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Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

The Bar-tailed Godwit is a long-legged bird known for its amazing long migrations. It has a beautiful, long bill and can be seen in coastal areas looking for food.

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

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The Bar-tailed Godwit has a long, slightly upturned bill and long legs, perfect for wading. In breeding season, males show rich rufous-chestnut undersides, while females are duller. Its subtly barred tail is visible in flight.

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Bar-tailed Godwit

Kategorie

Vögel

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Newly hatched Bar-tailed Godwit chicks can leave the nest and find food for themselves almost immediately.

Their scientific name, Limosa lapponica, fittingly means "muddy from Lapland," describing their favorite wet habitats.

These amazing birds can sense and respond to changes in barometric pressure, helping them avoid storms during migration.

They double their body weight, mostly fat, before their astonishing non-stop migratory flights!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Bar-tailed Godwit can fly over 11,000 km non-stop because they efficiently store massive amounts of fat, helping them cross vast oceans.

This bird can temporarily shrink its internal organs (like intestines) before migration, helping them lighten their load for epic journeys.

Bar-tailed Godwits have a long, flexible bill with sensitive tips that helps them locate and extract hidden prey from deep within the mud.

Bar-tailed Godwits possess an innate sense of direction, helping them navigate across hemispheres with incredible accuracy.

Maße und Details

Länge: 37-41 cm
Flügelspannweite: 70-82 cm
Gewicht: 0.19-0.63 kg
Lebenserwartung: 10-29 Jahre
Top Speed: 55 km/h
Gelegegröße: 3-5
Brutzeit: 21-23 Tage
Zugstrecke: 11000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

They slurp up yummy worms and shellfish hidden in the mud with their long bills.

Hauptnahrung

marine worms
bivalves (clams)
crustaceans (shrimp)
insect larvae

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

A formidable predator, sometimes preying on adult godwits.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

May prey on eggs and young chicks in their Arctic breeding grounds.

depends on

Lugworm

Arenicola marina

A primary food source, found burrowed in the mud of intertidal zones.

depends on

Baltic Tellin

Macoma balthica

Common bivalve found in muddy sands, a favorite food for probing bills.

Merkmale

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Sozial

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