Bar-tailed Godwit

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bird
gptkbp:breedingRange gptkb:Arctic_Eurasia
gptkbp:clutchSize 2–4 eggs
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
gptkbp:describedYear 1758
gptkbp:diet invertebrates
gptkbp:eggColor olive-brown
gptkbp:family gptkb:Scolopacidae
gptkbp:featuredIn BBC documentary 'Nature's Great Events'
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Limosa
gptkbp:habitat estuaries
coastal mudflats
gptkbp:hasWings up to 55 km/h
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bar-tailed Godwit
gptkbp:incubationPeriod 20–21 days
gptkbp:IUCNStatus LC
gptkbp:length 37–41 cm
gptkbp:lifespan up to 20 years
gptkbp:migratory true
over 11,000 km
Alaska to New Zealand
Siberia to Western Europe
non-stop transoceanic flights
uses tailwinds
gptkbp:nestType ground scrape
gptkbp:notableFor longest non-stop migration of any bird
gptkbp:notablePerson E7 (satellite-tracked bird)
gptkbp:order gptkb:Charadriiformes
gptkbp:plumage long straight bill
barred tail
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Limosa_lapponica
gptkbp:sexualDimorphism females larger than males
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Limosa_lapponica_baueri
gptkb:Limosa_lapponica_lapponica
gptkb:Limosa_lapponica_menzbieri
gptkbp:threats climate change
habitat loss
gptkbp:weight 190–400 g
gptkbp:wingspan 70–80 cm
gptkbp:winteringRange gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:South_Asia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Avifauna_of_Laysan
gptkb:Crouch_and_Roach_Estuaries_SSSI
gptkb:Roebuck_Bay
gptkb:Moreton_Bay_Ramsar_Site
gptkb:East_Asian-Australasian_Flyway
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7