NOUN | a black-tailed godwit | black-tailed godwits | |
NOUN article.ind sg | pl
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- The populations of Eurasian whimbrel ("Numenius phaeopus") and black-tailed godwit ("Limosa limosa") are internationally important.
- It had town rights from 1991 to 2010. The nearby Kalnciems Meadows is a natural habitat for fauna such as the corn crake, spotted crake, and black-tailed godwit.
- The bird species black-tailed godwit, northern lapwing and Eurasian oystercatcher can all be found in the area.
- The site has hosted numerous vagrant birds, including Gray-tailed Tattler and Belted Kingfisher, as well as Hawaii's first record of Black-tailed Godwit.
- Birds that can sometimes be spotted at the bay include the whooper swan, red-throated diver and the black-tailed godwit.
- In the breeding season the nesting species include common crane, black-tailed godwit, garganey and common snipe.
- The mudflats support nationally important numbers of black-tailed godwit as well as large populations of wintering waders and wildfowl such as curlew and golden plover.
- 54 bird species were seen in Tharthar lake including: pallid harrier, European roller, and black-tailed godwit (all near threatened) were recorded on passage and the endemic race of hooded crow cornix capellanus" was present.
- Known birds visiting the site include the redshank, black-tailed godwit, teal and grey plover.
- The black-tailed godwit is an interesting case. Although it is present all year, the breeding population actually migrates south, and is replaced by wintering birds of the Icelandic race.
- This includes providing habitat for threatened species such as the Australasian bittern ("Botaurus poiciloptilus"), black-tailed godwit ("Limosa limosa"), blue-billed duck ("Oxyura australis") and freckled duck ("Stictonetta naevosa").
- The lagoon attracts a wide variety of water birds including American flamingoes, ducks, garganey, black-tailed godwit and other shorebirds.
- "Limosa lapponica" is distinguished from the black-tailed godwit ("Limosa limosa") by its black-and-white horizontally-barred (rather than wholly black) tail, and lack of white wing bars.
- Three bird species occur in internationally important numbers: common shelduck, pied avocet and black-tailed godwit.
- Everest found skeletons of northern pintail "Anas acuta" and black-tailed godwit "Limosa limosa" at [...] on the Khumbu Glacier.
- When feeding, the ruff frequently raises its back feathers, producing a loose pointed peak on the back; this habit is shared only by the black-tailed godwit.
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