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Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Scolopacidae
BTO Codes:
HU , HUDGO
EURING No:
5330
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
40 cm
Wingspan:
64 cm
Weight:
M: 220 g F: 290 g
Scientific name from:
L.: limus =mud
and Gr.: haimatikos =bloody (from haima =blood)
World Distribution:
BREEDS: Locally in n North America, WINTERS: s South America
Habitat:
Grassy tundra nr water, on migration marsh & mudflats
Diet:
Mostly invertebrates, some seeds and tubers in winter
TitBit:
Newly hatched Hudsonian Godwit chicks can swim across pools and slow-flowing streams; adults swim well.
Records and Distribution
First Record:
East Yorkshire, 1981
(Grieve, A. 1987. British Birds 80:466-473)
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
2
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Northeast
(1988),
North-east England:
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
No Records
South-east England:
No Records
South-west England:
Devon
(1982),
Wales:
No Records
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Hudsonkobbersneppe
Dutch:
Rode Grutto
Finnish:
Kanadankuiri
French:
Barge hudsonienne
German:
Hudsonschnepfe
Hungarian:
Hudsoni goda
Icelandic:
Pittima dell'Hudson
Irish:
Italian:
Pittima di Hudson
Norwegian:
Hudsonspove
Polish:
Szlamnik amerykanski
Portuguese:
Spanish:
Aguja hudsonica
Swedish:
Hudsonspov
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Books and Monographs:
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See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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