Birds of Australia
Common Name: Black-tailed Godwit
Scientific Name: Limosa limosa
Godwit Comparison: Bar-tailed Godwit on left and Black-tailed Godwits, Stockton, NSW Dec 2013
Bar-tailed Godwits are a larger bird with a more defined lighter pattern and a slightly upturned bill.
Black-tailed Godwits are easy to identify when they raise their wings or fly although if they are roosting the white base on the rump helps identify them, Stockton, NSW Dec 2013
Black-tailed Godwits at Stockton, NSW Dec 2013.
Black-Tailed Godwits in breeding colours and putting on body fat for their migration
Stockton, NSW April 2014
Black-Tailed Godwit in breeding colours and putting on body fat for migration.
Stockton, NSW April 2014
Black-Tailed Godwit in breeding colours showing brick red colouration. Stockton, NSW April 2014
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