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Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)

Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)

About Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Pelicans
  • Family: Sandpipers and Allies

The black-tailed godwit is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is a member of the godwit genus, Limosa. There are four subspecies, all with orange head, neck and chest in breeding plumage and dull grey-brown winter coloration, and distinctive black and white wingbar at all times.

Source: Wikipedia

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