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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Order
CHARADRIIFORMES
Family
Sandpipers, Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
Code 4
MAGO
Code 6
LIMFED
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Dagger, Curved (up or down)
Eye Color:
Dark brown
Head pattern:
Streaked
Crown Color:
Brown and buff streaked.
Forehead Color:
Pale brown
Nape Color:
Pale brown and black-streaked.
Throat Color:
Cream-buff to pale red-brown with brown streaks.
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
46-48 cm (18-19 in)
Weight:
365 g (12.87 oz)
Size:
Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary:
Brown, Buff
Underparts:
Pale brown, with thin brown bars.
Upperparts:
Black and pale brown mottled.
Back Pattern:
Mottled
Belly Pattern:
Barred or banded
Breast Pattern:
Barred or banded
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Strong direct flight.
Wingspan Range:
79-81 cm (31-32 in)
Wing Shape:
Tapered-Wings
Tail shape:
Squared Tail
Tail Pattern:
Mottled
Upper Tail:
Pale brown with dark brown bars.
Under Tail:
Pale brown
Leg Color:
Blue-gray
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Parts of a Standing bird
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Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
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