Bar-Tailed Godwit (<i><a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Limosa_lapponica" title="Limosa lapponica">Limosa lapponica</a></i>) on Tundra  
<p>Description: Bar-tailed Godwits are large wading birds at about 37 to 45 cm. The Bar-tailed Godwit is a mottled brown in the upper body and a lighter buff below. It has a white underwing,  and a long,  slightly upturned bill. As the name suggests, the white tail is barred with brown. This is the non-breeding plumage of the Bar-tailed Godwit and is the main phase seen in Australia. The breeding plumage is darker and more rufous,  with females duller than males. Young birds resemble non-breeding birds. 
</p><p>For more information about this species visit
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</p><p>Location: <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a>
</p><p>Item IDWV-3465-CD36  
Source: NCTC Image Library
</p><p>Original Format: 35 mm slide 
Date created: 2005-12-20
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Date modified: 2009-02-06
Maslowski, Steve - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
2005-12-20
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