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Common Name
Black Tailed Godwit
Alternate Names Common TypeGodwit
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Llimosa
Species
limosa
Conservation Status
Near Threatened
Location Photographed
Britain
Number of Sub-Species
Three Sub Species
Migratory or Resident
Migratory
Preferred Habitat
More likely to be found inland on fresh water lake edges, damp meadows, moorlands, bogs, estuaries, swamps and flooded lands.
Distribution and Range
Breeds from Iceland across Europe and Asia; winters in Equitorial Africa, northern India, Southeast Asia and Australia.
Food