Black-tailed godwit: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the black-tailed godwit lives – recorded in 71 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Limosa limosa
Group	Waders, gulls, terns & auks
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	71 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania
Mass	39 g (birth weight); 264 g (male organism, adult weight); 315 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Scolopacidae

Where does the black-tailed godwit live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the black-tailed godwit in 71 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, Africa, South America. In United Kingdom it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a black-tailed godwit?

Wikidata records the following for the black-tailed godwit: mass 39 g (birth weight); 264 g (male organism, adult weight); 315 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the black-tailed godwit endangered?

The black-tailed godwit’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the black-tailed godwit?

The black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Scolopacidae, genus Limosa. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the black-tailed godwit

The black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is a member of the godwit genus, Limosa. There are four subspecies, all with orange head, neck and chest in breeding plumage and dull grey-brown winter coloration, and distinctive black and white wingbar at all times.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Black-tailed godwit (revision 1371058663), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q18841 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).