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Common Name
Bar Tailed Godwits
Alternate Names Common TypeGodwit
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Llimosa
Species
lapponica
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Britain,
Number of Sub-Species
Five Sub Species
Migratory or Resident
Migratory with different Sub Species having different routes
Preferred Habitat
Nests in tudra, feeds in wetlands
Distribution and Range
Breeds on Arctic coasts and tundra from Scandinavia to Alaska then winters on coasts in temperate or tropical regions from Europe to Australia and New Zealand
Food