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Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

IUCN Red List status: Near threatened

IUCN Red List status

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30,908 observations
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About

The black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is a member of the Limosa genus, the godwits. There are three 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.

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