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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Order
CHARADRIIFORMES
Family
Sandpipers, Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
Code 4
BTGO
Code 6
LIMLAP
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Curved (up or down)
Eye Color:
Black-brown to dark brown.
Head pattern:
Eyeline, Streaked
Crown Color:
Brown streaked with rufous.
Forehead Color:
Brown, buff and rufous.
Nape Color:
Red-brown
Throat Color:
Red-brown
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
41 cm (16 in)
Weight:
400 g (14.1 oz)
Size:
Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary:
Brown, Rufous or Rust
Underparts:
Red-brown
Upperparts:
Gray-brown
Back Pattern:
Mottled
Belly Pattern:
Solid
Breast Pattern:
Solid
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Direct flight with strong steady wing beats.
Wingspan Range:
69-74 cm (27-29 in)
Wing Shape:
Tapered-Wings
Tail shape:
Pointed Tail
Tail Pattern:
Barred
Upper Tail:
Gray-brown or black bars.
Under Tail:
Red-brown
Leg Color:
Dark gray
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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X