Black-tailed godwit - I am going to get you

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

What a beauty, and a species new to JungleDragon. Well done, Stephen! Posted 11 years ago

Thibaud Aronson

Lion

Stephen, I think you've got a black-tailed godwit here. In a bar-tailed, the bill would be shorter and a bit upturned, the legs would be shorter, and the plumage more streaked.
Check out this one for comparison
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65193 Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
1. stephen whittaker
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for that. Not easy for me to tell the two apart but I am pretty sure the bill confirms it is as you said a black-tailed godwit. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
    
    Lion
    
    They sure are tricky! I actually was in the Netherlands recently and saw a bunch of them. Distant birds in particular were quite a headache!
    By the by, the white belly contrasting with the brick-colored throat is another good sign pointing to black-tailed. Posted 6 years ago

The Black-tailed Godwit

The Black-tailed Godwit, "Limosa limosa", is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carolus Linnaeus in 1758. It is a member of the "Limosa" genus, the godwits. There are three subspecies, all with orange head, neck and chest in breeding plumage and dull grey-brown winter coloration, and distinctive black and white wingbar at all times.

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Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies

Species identified by stephen whittaker

By stephen whittaker

Uploaded Jan 19, 2014. Captured Apr 5, 2013 13:23 in Binnenburg 2, 1791 CG Den Burg, Netherlands.

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