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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | In Breeding plumage: belly rufous with no or little barring, and dark bill slightly upturned. | + | In '''Breeding''' plumage: belly rufous with no or little barring, and dark bill slightly upturned.<br /> |
| − | In | + | In '''Non-breeding''' plumage: back gray with streaking, upturned bill bicolored, and long supercilium extending back past eye.<br /> |
| − | In | + | In '''Juvenile''' plumage: back patterned with white and gray, upturned bill bicolored, and long supercilium extending back past eye. |
| − | + | ====Similar Species==== | |
| + | [[Black-tailed Godwit]], which has a straighter bill; and from [[Eurasian Curlew]] and [[Whimbrel]] which both have down-curved beaks. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Image:barwit_breeding.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Alternate plumage; photo by {{user|postcardcv|postcardcv}}]] | [[Image:barwit_breeding.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Alternate plumage; photo by {{user|postcardcv|postcardcv}}]] | ||
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Vagrant north to [[Svalbard]], [[Iceland]] and the [[Faroe Islands]]; [[Cyprus]] and eastern [[Mediterranean]] countries; [[Madeira]] and the [[Azores]]. | Vagrant north to [[Svalbard]], [[Iceland]] and the [[Faroe Islands]]; [[Cyprus]] and eastern [[Mediterranean]] countries; [[Madeira]] and the [[Azores]]. | ||
Casual vagrant in [[North America]] on both coasts. | Casual vagrant in [[North America]] on both coasts. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | [[Image:BARTGODWIT019.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|I4ani|I4ani}}<br />September 2008]] | ||
There are 4 subspecies. | There are 4 subspecies. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
*Coastal estuaries and sheltered sandy shores. | *Coastal estuaries and sheltered sandy shores. | ||
*Arctic breeding habitat is lowland tundra; sometimes in upland areas and among trees. | *Arctic breeding habitat is lowland tundra; sometimes in upland areas and among trees. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Very gregarious in the winter, forming huge flocks with other waders at the water's edge. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes worms, snails and insects. | The diet includes worms, snails and insects. | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| − | It nests on the ground, usually in short vegetation. | + | It nests on the ground, usually in short vegetation, in marshy areas above the tree-line. |
===Vocalisation=== | ===Vocalisation=== | ||
<flashmp3>Limosa lapponica (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Limosa lapponica (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Limosa lapponica (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Limosa lapponica (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966 | ||
| + | #Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | ||
| + | #Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Limosa+lapponica}} | {{GSearch|Limosa+lapponica}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Limosa]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Limosa]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] | ||
Revision as of 12:59, 8 April 2009
Photo by Ragna
- Limosa lapponica
Identification
In Breeding plumage: belly rufous with no or little barring, and dark bill slightly upturned.
In Non-breeding plumage: back gray with streaking, upturned bill bicolored, and long supercilium extending back past eye.
In Juvenile plumage: back patterned with white and gray, upturned bill bicolored, and long supercilium extending back past eye.
Similar Species
Black-tailed Godwit, which has a straighter bill; and from Eurasian Curlew and Whimbrel which both have down-curved beaks.
Distribution
Alternate plumage; photo by postcardcv
- Breeds in northern Palearctic: extreme northern Scandinavia (Norway, Finland, limited in Sweden), Arctic Russia (Kola Peninsula eastwards), and Alaska.
- Migration most active March-April (south to north), and August-October (north to south). Seen regularly en route through the Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Atlantic coasts. Rare to find any distance inland.
- Winters to southern Africa and Australasia. A varying concentration of individuals will occur year-round in this non-breeding range.
Vagrancy
Vagrant north to Svalbard, Iceland and the Faroe Islands; Cyprus and eastern Mediterranean countries; Madeira and the Azores. Casual vagrant in North America on both coasts.
Taxonomy
There are 4 subspecies.
Habitat
- Coastal estuaries and sheltered sandy shores.
- Arctic breeding habitat is lowland tundra; sometimes in upland areas and among trees.
Behaviour
Very gregarious in the winter, forming huge flocks with other waders at the water's edge.
Diet
The diet includes worms, snails and insects.
Breeding
It nests on the ground, usually in short vegetation, in marshy areas above the tree-line.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Limosa lapponica (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
