Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa - Barge à queue noire

Systematics

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

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 44 cm
Wingspan
: 70 à 82 cm.
Weight
: 244 à 500 g

Longevity

16 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

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

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Limosa limosa limosa (w and c Europe to c Asia)
Limosa limosa islandica (Iceland, Faroe and Shetland Is., n Norway)
Limosa limosa melanuroides (c and e Asia)
Limosa limosa bohaii ()

Foreign names

Barge à queue noire,
Aguja colinegra,
milherango,
Uferschnepfe,
nagy goda,
Grutto,
Pittima reale,
rödspov,
Svarthalespove,
brehár čiernochvostý,
břehouš černoocasý,
Stor Kobbersneppe,
mustapyrstökuiri,
Swartstertgriet,
tètol cuanegre,
Jaðrakan,
rycyk,
melnā puskuitala,
črnorepi kljunač,
Большой веретенник,
Biru-laut ekor-hitam,
オグロシギ,
黑尾塍鹬,
นกปากแอ่นหางดำ,
黑尾鷸〔黑尾塍鷸〕,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Grassland : Temperate ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Mud Flats and Salt Flats, Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Urban Areas