Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica - Barge rousse

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Scolopacidés
Genus
:
Limosa
Species
:
lapponica

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 41 cm
Wingspan
: 70 à 80 cm.
Weight
: 262 à 630 g

Longevity

18 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) is a species of bird in the Scolopacidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Limosa lapponica lapponica (n Europe)
Limosa lapponica taymyrensis (nw and nc Siberia)
Limosa lapponica menzbieri (ne Siberia)
Limosa lapponica baueri (ne Siberia to n and w Alaska)
Limosa lapponica yamalensis ()

Foreign names

Barge rousse,
Aguja colipinta,
fuselo,
Pfuhlschnepfe,
kis goda,
Rosse Grutto,
Pittima minore,
myrspov,
Lappspove,
brehár hrdzavý,
břehouš rudý,
Lille Kobbersneppe,
punakuiri,
Bandstertgriet,
tètol cuabarrat,
Lappajaðrakan,
szlamnik (zwyczajny),
sarkanā puskuitala,
progastorepi kljunač,
Малый веретенник,
Biru-laut ekor-blorok,
オオソリハシシギ,
斑尾塍鹬,
นกปากแอ่นหางลาย,
斑尾鷸〔斑尾塍鷸〕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Tundra Wetlands (incl. pools and temporary waters from snowmelt) ; Marine Neritic : Coral Reef, Outer Reef Channel, Back Slope, Foreslope (Outer Reef Slope), Lagoon, Inter-Reef Soft Substrate, Inter-Reef Rubble Substrate, Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc