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WetlandScrapeMedium · 253 g
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Adults have long dark legs and a long pink bill with a slight upward curve and dark at the tip. The upper parts are mottled brown and the underparts are chestnut. The tail is black and the rump is white. They show black wing linings in flight. The legs and feet are bluish-grey.
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When to see the Hudsonian Godwit
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Hudsonian Godwit
The map shades 41 countries with regular records, and 9 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in United Kingdom, South Africa, Portugal, Ireland, Dominican Republic, Martinique, Montserrat, St. Barthélemy, Norway.
About the Hudsonian Godwit
The Hudsonian godwit is a large shorebird in the sandpiper family, Scolopacidae. It is a long distance migratory species that breeds at remote sites in northern Canada and winters in southern South America. The genus name Limosa is from Latin and means "muddy", from limus, "mud". The specific haemastica is from Ancient Greek and means "bloody".The English term "godwit" is believed to imitate the bird's call.
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Easily confused with
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaThe bar-tailed godwit is a relatively short-legged species of godwit.
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaThe black-tailed godwit is a large wader with long bill (7.5 to 12 cm (3.0 to 4.7 in) long), neck and legs.
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaThe total length is 40–50 cm (16–20 in), including a large bill of 8–13 cm (3.1–5.1 in), and wingspan is 70–88 cm (28–35 in).
Side by side: Hudsonian Godwit vs Marbled Godwit · Black-tailed Godwit vs Hudsonian Godwit · Bar-tailed Godwit vs Hudsonian Godwit · Hudsonian Godwit vs Jack Snipe
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