Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica)

Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) in non breeding plumage - Cairns, Australia

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Hudsonian Godwit in Rio Grande, Rio Gande do Sul, Brazil.

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HUDSONIAN GODWIT FACTS

distribution map showing range of Limosa haemastica in Australia

Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Classification

Class:	Aves
Order:	Charadriiformes
Family:	Scolopacidae
Genus:	Limosa
Species:	haemastica
Common Name:	Hudsonian Godwit

Relatives in same Genus
Bar-tailed Godwit (L. lapponica)
Black-tailed Godwit (L. limosa)