Limosa limosa

Species: Limosa limosa

English Name: Black-tailed Godwit

Chinese Name: 黑尾塍鷸

Family: Scolopacidae

Description:

The Black-tailed Godwit is a medium-size wader (36-44 cm in length) with long bill, neck and legs. In the winter, adults are grayish upperparts and in the summer the head, neck and breast are chestnut and they have a white supercilium.  This specie can be identified in flight by is black tail, white uperwing bar and rump band. It occurs in Macao in the winter.

© 2008 Bathyporeia
© 2008 Bathyporeia
© 2013 Werner Van Mele
© 2013 Werner Van Mele
© 2012 Dave Curtis
© 2012 Dave Curtis
© 2011 Sergey Pisarevskiy
© 2011 Sergey Pisarevskiy
© 2012 Frank Vassen
© 2012 Frank Vassen

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References:

– Department of Gardens and Green Areas, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau of Macao Special Administrative Region, South China Institute for Endangered Animals. (2010). Birds of Macao. Macao, SAR: Author.

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