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Bar Tailed Goodwit

Limosa lapponica

Description:

The Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) is a large wader in the family Scolopacidae, which breeds on Arctic coasts and tundra mainly in the Old World, and winters on coasts in temperate and tropical regions of the Old World.[2] Its migration is the longest known non-stop flight of any bird and also the longest journey without pausing to feed by any animal

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Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Beautiful shot!

IqbalSiddiqui
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IqbalSiddiqui

India

Spotted on Feb 26, 2013
Submitted on Mar 11, 2013

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