Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)

Birding Life ListSwitzerland
Written By Jon
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) in Parc des Eaux-Vives, Geneva. September 2016. Not baited. Not called in.

Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) in Parc des Eaux-Vives, Geneva. September 2016. Not baited. Not called in.

This beautiful shorebird has a very wide distribution range, but in Switzerland, it can seen only during migration.

Juveniles and non-breeding adults are recognizable thanks to their delicate brown plumage and their pinkish bill, which is slightly curved in comparison to the Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa). This thin bill is their best feeding tool to find worms, insects and crustaceans on the ground. It can be up to 11cm long!

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Jonathan

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