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;[[:Category:Limosa|Limosa]] limosa | ;[[:Category:Limosa|Limosa]] limosa | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:2008-07-20-048.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Breeding plumage<br />Photo © by {{user|Helios|Helios}}<br />[[Minsmere]] July 2008]] | ||
36–44 cm (14-17¼ in)<br /> | 36–44 cm (14-17¼ in)<br /> | ||
Straight, flesh-coloured bill with dark tip<br /> | Straight, flesh-coloured bill with dark tip<br /> | ||
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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. | ||
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====Similar Species==== | ====Similar Species==== | ||
[[Bar-tailed Godwit]] whose bill has a slightly upcurved tip. | [[Bar-tailed Godwit]] whose bill has a slightly upcurved tip. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:28511230303 922456e71c c.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile, subspecies ''melanuroides''<br />Photo © by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, [[Singapore]], August 2016]] | ||
There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: | ||
*''L. l. islandica'': | *''L. l. islandica'': | ||
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:*breeds eastern Palearctic; winters to south-eastern [[Asia]], [[Philippines]] and [[Australia]] | :*breeds eastern Palearctic; winters to south-eastern [[Asia]], [[Philippines]] and [[Australia]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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'''Breeds''' on temperate freshwater wetlands with open grassland.<br /> | '''Breeds''' on temperate freshwater wetlands with open grassland.<br /> | ||
'''Winters''' on estuaries, mudflats and sandy shores. Also freshwater margins. | '''Winters''' on estuaries, mudflats and sandy shores. Also freshwater margins. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Flight==== | ====Flight==== | ||
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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==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | [[Image:FH3I1610.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Early autumn plumage<br />Photo © by {{user|targetman|targetman}}<br />[[Lincolnshire]], September 2018]] | ||
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. | ||
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
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'''Flight Call''': "wicka-wicka-wicka" | '''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== | ||
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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 | ||
Revision as of 19:55, 4 September 2018
- Limosa limosa
Identification
36–44 cm (14-17¼ in)
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
Subspecies
There are 3 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, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 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
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