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Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

The Black-tailed Godwit is a beautiful bird with long legs and a long beak. It loves to wade in shallow waters and search for tasty bugs and worms to eat.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Black-tailed Godwit is an elegant wading bird with very long legs and a straight bill that is orange at the base and black at the tip. In summer, its head, neck, and chest turn a rich rufous-orange. It has a striking white wing-bar and a black tail with a white base, visible in flight.

ReichAnimaliaStammChordataKlasseAvesOrdnungCharadriiformesFamilieScolopacidaeGattungLimosa
Black-tailed Godwit
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Black-tailed Godwit

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A Black-tailed Godwit's name might come from an old English word meaning "good creature"!

Female godwits are often a little bigger than males, even though they look similar!

Godwit chicks can walk and find their own food just a few hours after hatching!

They stand tall on long legs, sometimes sleeping while balanced on just one leg!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Mud Seeker

Black-tailed Godwit can locate hidden worms and insects deep in mud because their long bill has sensitive nerve endings.

Fähigkeit

Endurance Flier

Black-tailed Godwit has incredible stamina, allowing them to fly thousands of kilometers non-stop during epic migrations.

Fähigkeit

Wading Master

Black-tailed Godwit can wade into surprisingly deep water because of their extra-long legs, reaching food others cannot.

Maße und Details

Länge
37-42 cm
Flügelspannweite
70-82 cm
Gewicht
0.19-0.5 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-20 Jahre
Top Speed
80 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-5
Brutzeit
22-24 Tage
Zugstrecke
11000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

Black-tailed Godwits use their long bills to find tasty invertebrates hiding in the mud.

Hauptnahrung

  • earthworms
  • insect larvae
  • crustaceans
  • molluscs
  • seeds

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Common Earthworm

Lumbricus terrestris

A key food source found by probing in wet soil.

eaten by

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

A swift aerial predator of adult godwits.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Preys on eggs, chicks, and sometimes adult godwits.

eats

European Green Crab

Carcinus maenas

Searches for small crabs and other crustaceans in estuaries.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance and never try to catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Black-tailed Godwit?

37-42 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Black-tailed Godwit?

70-82 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Black-tailed Godwit?

0.19-0.5 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Black-tailed Godwit?

10-20 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Black-tailed Godwit?

80 km/h

Was frisst Black-tailed Godwit?

Black-tailed Godwits use their long bills to find tasty invertebrates hiding in the mud.

Wo findet man Black-tailed Godwit normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Black-tailed Godwit?

Foraging

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