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Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica(Linnaeus, 1758)
Native
- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- 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.
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06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
4 photos
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