North American Bird Search Box
This search box can be used to find bird species using bird's english, french or latin name, or to identify bird by its 4 letter Alpha Code
Field Guide for all the Birds of North America
Bar-tailed Godwit
4 Letter (english names) Alpha Code: BTGO (2)
Barge rousse
Limosa lapponica
Information, images and range maps on over 1,000 birds of North America, including sub-species, vagrants, introduced birds and possibilities
Life, Habitat & Pictures of the Bar-tailed Godwit
| B L | W W | W | Family | Latin Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16" 40.6cm | 30" 76.2cm | 12oz 340.2g | Scolopacidae | Limosa lapponica |
- Summer
- Year Around
- Winter
Distribution: The Bar-tailed Godwit is a larger member of the shorebird family and is much more common in Eurasia. Godwits in general are recognized by their upturned bills. It has reddish-orange plumage in breeding season which molts to a plain grey plumage during the winter months. In North America, it is more likely to be seen only on the western coast of Alaska and only in the breeding season. It returns back to Asia in the fall.
Reference to Other Bird Site:
ABA - American Birding Association This site represents an organization that maintains official records of all birds species that have been proven to have been seen inside the perimeters of the North American Continent and the surrounding bodies of water. Regular revised versions are posted to keep the bird list current at all times. This is the list used by all serious birders over their lifetime. You may be aware of the movie called the "Big Year". It was with this list that all the competing birders used in an attempt to set a new record as to how many bird species that could be seen by an individual birder in one calendar year.