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Godwit - Definition and Overview |
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The godwits and their allies are a group of large, long-billed, long-legged and strongly migratory wading birds. They form large flocks on coasts and estuaries in winter.
They can be distinguished from the related curlews by their straight or slightly upturned bills, and from the dowitchers by their longer legs. The winter plumages are fairly drab, but three species have reddish underparts when breeding. The females are appreciably larger than the males.
- Family: Scolopacidae (part)
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Example Usage of Godwit |
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MJF1983: Roe Deer Rodeo went well: 15+, also, Blk T Godwit, 300+ Fieldfare, Little Egret, Hare, R L Partridge 17+, Common Seal, but NO owls! |
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pjmclaugh: thinks he just found his fave bird species name ever: the bar-tailed Godwit! Theodore Cross is a man after my heart: http://bit.ly/8cZrK3 |
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t_fin: yes! "The bar-tailed Godwit flies 6,800 miles each year from Alaska to New Zealand without food, water or rest": http://bit.ly/5h7Kyq |
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