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;[[:Category:Limosa|Limosa]] limosa | ;[[:Category:Limosa|Limosa]] limosa | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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'''Winter Adult''' | '''Winter Adult''' | ||
The pink parts become greyish, upperparts greyer and the belly loses the streaks. | The pink parts become greyish, upperparts greyer and the belly loses the streaks. | ||
| + | [[Image:2008-07-20-048.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Helios|Helios}}<br />Breeding plumage<br />[[Minsmere]] July 2008]] | ||
====Similar Species==== | ====Similar Species==== | ||
[[Bar-tailed Godwit]] whose bill has a slightly upcurved tip. | [[Bar-tailed Godwit]] whose bill has a slightly upcurved tip. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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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== | ||
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>==== | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>==== | ||
| − | *''L. l. islandica'' | + | *''L. l. islandica'': |
| − | *''L. l. limosa'' | + | :*breeds [[Iceland]], [[Faroe Islands]] and [[Shetland Islands]]; winters to south-western [[Europe]] |
| − | *''L. l. melanuroides'' | + | *''L. l. limosa'': |
| + | :* breeds western [[Palearctic]]; winters to sub-Saharan [[Africa]] and [[India]] | ||
| + | *''L. l. melanuroides'': | ||
| + | :*breeds eastern Palearctic; winters to south-eastern [[Asia]], [[Philippines]] and [[Australia]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
'''Breeds''' on temperate freshwater wetlands with open grassland. '''Winters''' on estuaries, mudflats and sandy shores. Also freshwater margins. | '''Breeds''' on temperate freshwater wetlands with open grassland. '''Winters''' on estuaries, mudflats and sandy shores. Also freshwater margins. | ||
| + | [[Image:Black-t-godwit-7344.jpg |thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|john-henry|john-henry}}<br />[[Portugal]] January 2009 ]] | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Flight==== | ====Flight==== | ||
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Fast and energetic. Outline cross-like | Fast and energetic. Outline cross-like | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
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''[[Media:Limosa limosa (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Limosa limosa (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966 | #Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966 | ||
#Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | #Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Limosa+Black-tailed}} | {{GSearch|Limosa+Black-tailed}} | ||
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{{Video|Black-tailed_Godwit}} | {{Video|Black-tailed_Godwit}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Limosa]][[Category:Bird Songs]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Limosa]][[Category:Bird Songs]] [[Category:Videos]] |
Revision as of 16:32, 21 April 2010
- 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 south-western Europe
- L. l. limosa:
- breeds western Palearctic; winters to sub-Saharan Africa and India
- L. l. melanuroides:
- breeds eastern Palearctic; winters to south-eastern 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, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Animalpictures
- Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-tailed Godwit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-tailed_Godwit
External Links
