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The
godwits and their allies are a group of large, long-billed,
long-legged and strongly migratory wading birds. They
form large flocks on coasts and estuaries in winter. They
can be distinguished from the related curlews by their
straight or slightly upturned bills, and from the dowitchers
by their longer legs. The winter plumages are fairly drab,
but three species have reddish underparts when breeding.
The females are appreciably larger than the males. Family:
Scolopacidae (part) Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa limosa
Hudsonian Godwit, Limosa haemastica Bar-tailed Godwit,
Limosa lapponica Marbled Godwit, Limosa fedoa |
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The
godwits and their allies are a group of large, long-billed,
long-legged and strongly migratory wading birds. They
form large flocks on coasts and estuaries in winter. They
can be distinguished from the related curlews by their
straight or slightly upturned bills, and from the dowitchers
by their longer legs. The winter plumages are fairly drab,
but three species have reddish underparts when breeding.
The females are appreciably larger than the males. Family:
Scolopacidae (part) Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa limosa
Hudsonian Godwit, Limosa haemastica Bar-tailed Godwit,
Limosa lapponica Marbled Godwit, Limosa fedoa |
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