Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit

long, curved beak

Characteristics

A sandpiper with a long, curved bill. The body is brown overall, and the back is mottled. In young birds, this pattern looks like an abacus ball. The belly is whitish. The head is small compared to the body and has a whitish eye line. The beak is pale flesh-colored from the base to about half, and the tip is lead-colored. The legs are black and serve as a distinguishing point from the sledgehammer.

Picture of Bar-tailed Godwit

Ecology

They fly to tidal flats and sandy beaches as migratory birds in spring and autumn. It uses its long beak to prey on small animals such as crustaceans.

Habitat

Sanbanze, Funabashi City

I headed to Sanbanze early in the morning on a spring tide day. A Bar-tailed Godwit was foraging at a distance of about 15m. It catches prey by thrusting its long beak into the sand. It looks twice as big as the Black-billed Sandpiper.

Video

the video of the Bar-tailed Godwit.

They were foraging in the tidal flats.

Pictures

Introducing a picture of Bar-tailed Godwit.

Picture of Bar-tailed Godwit1|It has a long curved beak.
It has a long curved beak.
Picture of Bar-tailed Godwit2|Viewed from the front.
Viewed from the front.
Picture of Bar-tailed Godwit3|Caught something.
Caught something.
Picture of Bar-tailed Godwit4|The legs are black.
The legs are black.
Picture of Bar-tailed Godwit5|Silhouette.
Silhouette.
Picture of Bar-tailed Godwit6|It is light brown.
It is light brown.
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