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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.

Hábitat: Coastal areas

Aspecto

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.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloChordataClaseAvesOrdenCharadriiformesFamiliaScolopacidaeGéneroLimosa
Bar-tailed Godwit
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Bar-tailed Godwit

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Endurance Flight Master

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

Habilidad

Organ Shrinker

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

Habilidad

Precision Prober

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

Habilidad

Global Navigator

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
37-41 cm
Envergadura
70-82 cm
Peso
0.19-0.63 kg
Esperanza de vida
10-29 años
Top Speed
55 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
3-5
Incubación
21-23 días
Distancia de migración
11000 km

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

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

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

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Seguridad

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Always watch birds from a distance and do not disturb their nests.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Bar-tailed Godwit?

37-41 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Bar-tailed Godwit?

70-82 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Bar-tailed Godwit?

0.19-0.63 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Bar-tailed Godwit?

10-29 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Bar-tailed Godwit?

55 km/h

¿Qué come Bar-tailed Godwit?

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

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Bar-tailed Godwit?

Coastal areas

¿Cómo caza Bar-tailed Godwit?

Foraging

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