- Limosa fedoa
Identification
Long blue-grey legs, very long pink bill with a slight upward curve and dark at the tip. Neck, breast and belly are pale brown with dark bars on the breast and flanks. The back is mottled and dark. Cinnamon wing linings in flight.
Distribution
Breeds Canadian and U.S. Great Plains; winters Pacific U.S., Argentina and Chile.
Taxonomy
Subspecies1
- L. f. beringiae - breeds Alaskan Peninsula; winters coastal Washington to California
- L. f. fedoa - breeds Great Plains of North America; winters to Argentina and Chile
Habitat
Mudflats, marshes, beaches. Short grass.
Behaviour
- Diet includes insects and crustaceans, and parts of aquatic plants.
- Nests on the ground, usually in short grass.
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/
- Chandler, R. (2009). Shorebirds of North America, Europe, and Asia: A photographic guide. Princeton Univ. Press.
- Gratto-Trevor, C. L. (2000). Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.492
- Van Gils, J., Wiersma, P., Kirwan, G.M. & Sharpe, C.J. (2018). Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/53891 on 23 October 2018).
- Wikipedia contributors. (2018, July 26). Marbled godwit. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 08:11, October 23, 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marbled_godwit&oldid=852050089
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Marbled Godwit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Marbled_Godwit
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