Limosa lapponica

Bar-tailed Godwit at Merimbula, NSW

Limosa lapponica at Merimbula, NSW - 7 Mar 2018 05:39 PM
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Limosa lapponica 8 Mar 2018 Leo

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Bar-tailed Godwit moulting into breeding plumage and fattening up ready for its marathon flight from Merimbula to breeding grounds in Alaska/Siberia.

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Species information

  • Limosa lapponica Scientific name
  • Bar-tailed Godwit Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 51m Recorded at altitude
  • 48 images trained Machine learning
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