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Black-tailed godwit

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The black-tailed godwit is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It belongs to the godwit genus Limosa, and its four recognized subspecies all show an orange head, neck and chest in breeding plumage, duller grey-brown winter coloration, and a distinctive black and white wingbar year-round. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Limosa limosa 3
Conservation Status
Near Threatened 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Scolopacidae, Taxa
Source Black-tailed godwit (Wikidata)

In Biome

Freshwater, Biomes
Source Black-tailed godwit (Wikipedia)
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Poland, found in there.
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: South Africa, found in there.
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Taiwan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Tanzania, found in there.
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: United Kingdom, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Wikipedia: Black-tailed godwit
  • system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    The species breeds in fens, lake edges, damp meadows, moorlands and bogs and uses estuaries, swamps and floods in (the northern hemisphere) winter; it is more likely to be found inland and on freshwater than the similar bar-tailed godwit.
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = NT
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3. Black-tailed godwit (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q18841 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): near threatened.
  • Child Taxon Of: Scolopacidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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Black-tailed godwit (Wikipedia)
In Biome: Freshwater, Wikipedia intro: "swamps and floods in (the northern hemisphere) winter; it is more likely to be found inland and on freshwater than the similar bar-tailed godwit. The world popu..."View the Source
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