{"id":11140,"date":"2019-08-23T13:45:38","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T12:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=11140"},"modified":"2021-08-24T15:49:19","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T14:49:19","slug":"bar-tailed-godwit-limosa-lapponica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=11140","title":{"rendered":"Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– large wader, pigeon-sized, smaller than Eurasian Curlew<\/a>
\n– nocturnal\/diurnal migrant
\n– migrates singly or (more regularly) in small to medium-sized flocks
\n– sometimes mixed with other larger waders<\/p>\n

>> VISUAL ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nBar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica<\/em> ssp., 1CY<\/strong>
\nBIF3051, 21\/09\/2018, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df
\n– very long and slender wings
\n– no obvious upperwing markings, primary coverts are the darkest part
\n– bill of 1CY often shorter (still growing)<\/p>\n

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\nBar-tailed Godwit Limosa l. lapponica<\/em>, 1CY<\/strong>
\nBIF3052, 09\/10\/2018, Helgoland, Germany, Roland Neumann
\n– white wedge on the lower back
\n– at great distance or when bill not visable very similar to Numenius<\/em> spp. but note all dark remiges<\/p>\n

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\nBar-tailed Godwit Limosa l. lapponica<\/em>, probably 1CY<\/strong>
\nBIF3600, 17\/09\/2020, Falsterbo, Sweden, Mathias Putze
\n– aging on distance mostly difficult, but the fawn breast indicates 1CY<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nBar-tailed Godwit Limosa l. lapponica<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong>
\nBIF3053, 22\/04\/2018, Helgoland, Germany, Roland Neumann
\n– contrasty face pattern with dark eye-mask and pale supercilium<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nBar-tailed Godwit Limosa l. lapponica<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong>
\nBIF3054, 22\/04\/2018, Helgoland, Germany, Roland Neumann
\n– similar to AD NBREED but upperside pale fringed dark feathers
\n– comparatively short legs which only slightly protrude the tail
\n– long, slightly upcurved, bicoloured pale pink and black bill (usually more than half of the bill black tipped \u2192 Black-tailed Godwit<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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\nBar-tailed Godwit Limosa l. lapponica<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong>
\nBIF3055, 22\/04\/2018, Helgoland, Germany, Roland Neumann
\n– from below very similar to Whimbrel<\/a>
\n– underwing largely white with only indistinct brown barring<\/p>\n

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\nBar-tailed Godwit Limosa l. lapponica<\/em>, M AD<\/strong>
\nBIF3077, 20\/08\/2014, Prerow, Germany, Kai Bratke
\n– compared to Black-tailed Godwit<\/a> the underwing lacks the black leading and trailing edge and the coverts are barred
\n– in AD M the pale underwing is strongly contrasting to the dark rusty red body<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nBar-tailed Godwit Limosa l. lapponica<\/em>, M AD<\/strong>
\nBIF3056, 15\/07\/2015, R\u00fcgen, Germany, Mathias Putze
\n– white wedge on the lower back in all plumages
\n– uniform upperwing without wingbar<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nBar-tailed Godwit Limosa l. lapponica<\/em>, M AD<\/strong>
\nBIF3057, 15\/07\/2015, R\u00fcgen, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nBar-tailed Godwit Limosa l. lapponica<\/em>, M AD<\/strong>
\nBIF3058, 19\/08\/2018, North Sea, offshore, Roland Neumann<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nBar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica<\/em> ssp., 1CY<\/strong>
\nSanderling Calidris a. alba<\/em>, 1CY<\/strong>
\nRuff Calidris pugnax<\/em>, 1CY M<\/strong>
\nDunlin Calidris alpina<\/em> ssp., 1CY<\/strong>
\nCommon Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula<\/em> ssp., AD, 1CY<\/strong>
\nLittle Stint Calidris minuta<\/em>, 1CY<\/strong>
\nBIF1977, 21\/09\/2016, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df
\n– larger than most shorebirds<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nBar-tailed Godwit Limosa l. lapponica<\/em>, M F AD<\/strong>
\nGrey Plover Pluvialis squatarola<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF3059, 15\/08\/2018, Dierhagen, Germany, Roland Neumann
\n– migrants at dawn
\n– AD F appear less contrasty from below<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nBar-tailed Godwit Limosa l. lapponica<\/em>, M F AD<\/strong>
\nGrey Plover Pluvialis squatarola<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF3060, 15\/08\/2018, Dierhagen, Germany, Roland Neumann
\n– migrants at dawn<\/p>\n

>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– during migration a somewhat variable, monotone double-syllable<\/em> call
\n– both elements<\/em> are similar overslurs<\/em>
\n– elements between 0,08-0,1s in length, with the first tends to be longer
\n– a bit similar to Red Knot<\/a> flight call, but shorter elements<\/em> and gap between them
\n– squeaky, a bit toy-like timbre reminding of Black-tailed Godwit<\/a> due to similar inharmonic partials<\/em>, but at a higher frequency band<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BIF3047-1_PFR14597_4-10_180311_BIO_batgodw-SEV-FC_geez_C6_hydrogr_REF-S.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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\n– detail –<\/em><\/strong>
\n\"\"<\/a>
\n– overview –<\/em><\/strong>
\nBar-tailed Godwit Limosa l. lapponica<\/em>, flight calls during migration<\/strong>
\nGrey Plover Pluvialis squatarola<\/em>, flight calls during migration<\/strong>
\nEurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis<\/em>, calls during migration<\/strong>
\nEuropean Blackbird Turdus merula<\/em>, calls during migration<\/strong>
\nBIF3047, 11\/03\/2018, North Sea, offshore, Patrick Franke<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BIF3061-1_RNE_LIMLAP-NFC_a_20160414_Nordergruende.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\n– detail –<\/em><\/strong>
\n\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

– overview –<\/em><\/strong>
\nBar-tailed Godwit Limosa l. lapponica<\/em>, flight calls during migration<\/strong>
\nEurasian Curlew Numenius arquata<\/em>, calls during migration<\/strong>
\nSong Thrush Turdus philomelos<\/em>, calls during migration<\/strong>
\nBIF3061, 16\/04\/2016, North Sea, offshore, Roland Neumann<\/p>\n

>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

Black-tailed Godwit<\/a> (v)(a)
\nEurasian Whimbrel<\/a> (v)
\nEurasian Curlew<\/a> (v)
\nRed Knot<\/a> (a)<\/p>\n

#wader #nonpasserine<\/p>\n

#ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound
\n#westernpalearctic #europe #vismig #flightcalls #middleeast #northernafrica #workinprogress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>> – large wader, pigeon-sized, smaller than Eurasian Curlew – nocturnal\/diurnal migrant – migrates singly or (more regularly) in small to medium-sized flocks – sometimes mixed with other larger waders >> VISUAL ID >>>>> Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica ssp., 1CY BIF3051, 21\/09\/2018, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df – very long and slender wings … Continue reading Bar-tailed Godwit
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