Hudsonian Godwit
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Hudsonian Godwit

Limosa haemastica(Linnaeus, 1758)

Native
Order
CHARADRIIFORMES
Genus
Limosa
Commonness
Very common
Best seen
Year-round

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

The Hudsonian godwit is a large shorebird in the sandpiper family, Scolopacidae. It is a long distance migratory species that breeds at remote sites in northern Canada and winters in southern South America. The genus name Limosa is from Latin and means "muddy", from limus, "mud". The specific haemastica is from Ancient Greek and means "bloody".The English term "godwit" is believed to imitate the bird's call.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

02 · Where

Where to find it

Breeding range
Patchily in low Arctic bogs near treeline, west Alaska to central Canada: west and south-central Alaska, north and south-central NWT, south-west shores of Hudson Bay in north Manitoba and north Ontario (east-central Canada)
Non-breeding range
Mainly temperate coastal wetlands of south South America; highly localized: north Peru to south Chile (east South Pacific) and south Brazil to south Argentina (west South Atlantic)

03 · When

When to look

Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
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  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

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