Go back
Bar-tailed Godwit

Photo: @Caiden · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC

Birds

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

Observations in the area
2
Last sighting
10 September 2023
Category
Birds
Conservation status (IUCN)
NT · Near threatened
View on iNaturalist

Species and sighting data come from the iNaturalist platform and may change over time.

The species

The bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) is a large wader in the family Scolopacidae. The genus name Limosa is from Latin and means "muddy", from limus, "mud". The specific lapponica refers to Lapland. The English term "godwit" was first recorded in about 1416–7 and is believed to imitate the bird's call.

Text: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA

Where it has been observed

More photos

Other species in the same category

Nature data: iNaturalist

Sighting data also come from open nature platforms and may change over time.