Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
French: Barge rousse German: Pfuhlschnepfe Spanish: Aguja Colipinta
Taxonomy:
Scolopax lapponica Linnaeus, 1758, Lappland.
Race menzbieri sometimes included within race baueri. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- lapponica (Linnaeus, 1758) - Lappland W through Kola and Kanin Peninsulas to Taymyr; winters from North Sea, W Iberia and NW Africa S to W South Africa, and E to Persian Gulf and W India.
- menzbieri Portenko, 1936 - N Siberia, between R Khatanga and Kolyma Delta; winters from SE Asia to NW Australia, and possibly E Australia.
- baueri Naumann, 1836 - NE Siberia, E of R Kolyma, to W Alaska; winters from China to New Zealand and some Pacific Is.
- Least Concern
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A winter-plumaged bird feeding on the mud Cairns Esplenade, Cairns, Queensland, Australia (menzbieri)
Keith Blomerley 10 November 2003 2 years ago 18 sec 4.4 -
A bird walking on a sandbar probing the sand, joined by a second bird Letitia Sandspit, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia (menzbieri)
Nick Talbot 23 April 2006 3 years ago 6 sec 4.1 -
Three birds walking on a sandbar probing the sand Letitia Sandspit, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia (menzbieri)
Nick Talbot 23 April 2006 3 years ago 5 sec 4.1 -
A bird walking across a sandbar, stopping to drink Letitia Sandspit, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia (menzbieri)
Nick Talbot 23 April 2006 3 years ago 6 sec 4.1 -
An adult in winter plumage, feeding in the water Souss Massa National Park, Morocco (lapponica)
Eric Roualet 24 March 2006 3 years ago 12 sec 4.1 -
A male in breeding plumage, feeding Nome, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, USA (baueri)
Steven Siegel 31 May 2004 4 years ago 28 sec 4.1
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Adult with winter plumage Lisboa Region, Portugal
Jose Viana 16 October 2007 26 weeks ago 4 -
A bird in non-breeding plumage, preening in shallow water. Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia (menzbieri)
Nick Talbot 25 January 2010 6 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 3 -
A group of birds in non-breeding plumage roosting in shallow water. Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia (menzbieri)
Nick Talbot 25 January 2010 6 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 3 -
A bird in non-breeding plumage, preening in shallow water. Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia (menzbieri)
Nick Talbot 25 January 2010 6 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 3 -
Two females march in full swing across the sands of Sagres tiny beach. Sagres, Vila do Bispo, Algarve Region, Portugal
Liki Fumei 21 September 2009 7 weeks ago 3 -
A mixed flock with some Bar-tailed Godwit in Summer plumage (orange) Lisboa Region, Portugal
Jose Viana 20 July 2009 26 weeks ago 3
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