The Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) is a shorebird with long legs and a long bill. There are three subspecies, and all of them have the same physical characteristics of an orange head, neck and chest in breeding plumage and gray-brown in winter, and a black and white wingbar. They like to occupy fens, lake edges, damp meadows, and bogs during breeding season; in the winter they move to estuaries, swamps, and floods. Their diet is mainly invertebrates, but they will eat aquatic plants in the winter and during migration season.
The Black-Tailed Godwit has a wingspan in the range of 27.6”-32.3” (70-82 cm) and total weight of .42-.88 lb (.19-.4 kg). The body of the Black-Tailed Godwit has an overall length between 14.6”-17.3” (37-44 cm), body width of 3.5”-4.3” (9-11 cm), and standing height of roughly 12.6”-15” (32-38 cm). The typical lifespan of the Black-Tailed Godwit is between 10-24 years.
The Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) is a shorebird with long legs and a long bill. There are three subspecies, and all of them have the same physical characteristics of an orange head, neck and chest in breeding plumage and gray-brown in winter, and a black and white wingbar. They like to occupy fens, lake edges, damp meadows, and bogs during breeding season; in the winter they move to estuaries, swamps, and floods. Their diet is mainly invertebrates, but they will eat aquatic plants in the winter and during migration season.
The Black-Tailed Godwit has a wingspan in the range of 27.6”-32.3” (70-82 cm) and total weight of .42-.88 lb (.19-.4 kg). The body of the Black-Tailed Godwit has an overall length between 14.6”-17.3” (37-44 cm), body width of 3.5”-4.3” (9-11 cm), and standing height of roughly 12.6”-15” (32-38 cm). The typical lifespan of the Black-Tailed Godwit is between 10-24 years.
