Bar-tailed Godwits
Bar-tailed Godwits are tall wading birds. Their long bill, which is slightly upcurved, is black on the front half and red on the half near the face. They are communal birds who feed in large flocks. Bar-tailed Godwits engage in a spectacular migration from many thousands of miles away in Arctic coastal areas to spend the austral summer in the Southern Hemisphere. One godwit achieved the longest non-stop migration of any bird species, traveling from Alaska to New Zealand without stopping to feed — a distance of close to 7,000 miles. The arrival of the godwits in New Zealand each spring is a much-anticipated event, and it is reported by television news.
Bar-tailed Godwits
Bar-tailed Godwits are tall wading birds. Their long bill, which is slightly upcurved, is black on the front half and red on the half near the face. They are communal birds who feed in large flocks. Bar-tailed Godwits engage in a spectacular migration from many thousands of miles away in Arctic coastal areas to spend the austral summer in the Southern Hemisphere. One godwit achieved the longest non-stop migration of any bird species, traveling from Alaska to New Zealand without stopping to feed — a distance of close to 7,000 miles. The arrival of the godwits in New Zealand each spring is a much-anticipated event, and it is reported by television news.