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;[[:Category:Limosa|Limosa]] limosa | ;[[:Category:Limosa|Limosa]] limosa | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | Straight, flesh-coloured bill with dark tip<br /> | |
| + | Greyish legs<br /> | ||
| + | '''Summer Adult''' | ||
| + | Cinnamon-pink head, neck and breast. Brown, streaked black, upperparts. White wing-bar and dark wing tips. The white tail has a black bar at the tip. Belly white, marked with black.<br /> | ||
| + | '''Winter Adult''' | ||
| + | The pink parts become greyish, upperparts greyer and the belly loses the streaks. | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | [[Bar-tailed Godwit]] whose bill has a slightly upcurved tip. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:2008-07-20-048.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Helios|Helios}}<br />Breeding plumage<br />[[Minsmere]] July 2008]] | ||
Breeds in northern [[Palearctic]]; winters to southern [[Africa]], southern [[Asia]] and [[Australia]]. | Breeds in northern [[Palearctic]]; winters to southern [[Africa]], southern [[Asia]] and [[Australia]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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*''L. l. limosa'' - breeds W Palearctic; winters to sub-Saharan [[Africa]] and [[India]] | *''L. l. limosa'' - breeds W Palearctic; winters to sub-Saharan [[Africa]] and [[India]] | ||
*''L. l. melanuroides'' - breeds E Palearctic; winters to SE [[Asia]], [[Philippines]] and [[Australia]] | *''L. l. melanuroides'' - breeds E Palearctic; winters to SE [[Asia]], [[Philippines]] and [[Australia]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | '''Breeds''' on temperate freshwater wetlands with open grassland. '''Winters''' on estuaries, mudflats and sandy shores. Also freshwater margins. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Flight==== | ||
| + | [[Image:Black-t-godwit-7344.jpg |thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|john-henry|john-henry}}<br />[[Portugal]] January 2009 ]] | ||
| + | Fast and energetic. Outline cross-like | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes insects, worms, snails, insects, crustaceans, and parts of aquatic plants. | The diet includes insects, worms, snails, insects, crustaceans, and parts of aquatic plants. | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
They nest on the ground, usually in short vegetation, laying 3-6 eggs. | They nest on the ground, usually in short vegetation, laying 3-6 eggs. | ||
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====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| + | '''Flight Call''': "wicka-wicka-wicka" | ||
<flashmp3>Limosa limosa (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Limosa limosa (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Limosa limosa (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Limosa limosa (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
# Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | # Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | ||
| + | #Animalpictures | ||
| + | #Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966 | ||
| + | #Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Limosa+Black-tailed}} | {{GSearch|Limosa+Black-tailed}} | ||
Revision as of 20:36, 24 March 2009
- Limosa limosa
Identification
Straight, flesh-coloured bill with dark tip
Greyish legs
Summer Adult
Cinnamon-pink head, neck and breast. Brown, streaked black, upperparts. White wing-bar and dark wing tips. The white tail has a black bar at the tip. Belly white, marked with black.
Winter Adult
The pink parts become greyish, upperparts greyer and the belly loses the streaks.
Similar Species
Bar-tailed Godwit whose bill has a slightly upcurved tip.
Distribution
Breeds in northern Palearctic; winters to southern Africa, southern Asia and Australia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies1
- L. l. islandica - breeds Iceland, Faroe Islands and Shetland Islands; winters to sw Europe
- L. l. limosa - breeds W Palearctic; winters to sub-Saharan Africa and India
- L. l. melanuroides - breeds E Palearctic; winters to SE Asia, Philippines and Australia
Habitat
Breeds on temperate freshwater wetlands with open grassland. Winters on estuaries, mudflats and sandy shores. Also freshwater margins.
Behaviour
Flight
Fast and energetic. Outline cross-like
Diet
The diet includes insects, worms, snails, insects, crustaceans, and parts of aquatic plants.
Breeding
They nest on the ground, usually in short vegetation, laying 3-6 eggs.
Vocalisation
Flight Call: "wicka-wicka-wicka"
<flashmp3>Limosa limosa (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
- Animalpictures
- Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
External Links
