British Population Size:
Winter:
First Record:
Conservation Status: AMBER
because
Localised Non-breeding Population,
Important Non-breeding Population
Previous Assessments: 2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
AMBER
Races of Concern:
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
Migration routes: ringing recoveries
and summary map from Time to Fly (in pop-up windows)
European Population Size:
Summer:
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe mapped by the EBCC Atlas
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: WBD(I,II*), Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
Egg Weight:
Number of Nest Records:
Clutch Size:
Incubation:
by the:
Male (occ. Female)
Fledging:
as:
First Clutches Laid:
Number of Broods:
Number Ringed: Annual Totals
Adult Survival:
Juvenile Survival:
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
Maximum Recorded Age:
Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries
Biometrics
Ring Size:
Wing Length
Sexually dimorphic (female much larger than male)
Male:
217.3 ± 7.7
Range
194.0 - 240.0 mm, (N = 109)
Female:
229.4 ± 7.3
Range
196.0 - 247.0 mm, (N = 123)
Weight
Sexually dimorphic (female much larger than male)
Male:
278.1 ± 26.63
Range
189.9 - 410.0 g , (N =93)
Female:
327.9 ± 37.37
Range
186.3 - 414.0 g , (N =105)
Seasonal:
Summer 289.6 ± 34.62 (N = 471)
Autumn 297.3 ± 37.05 (N = 2658)
Winter 293.9 ± 35.67 (N = 2012)
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish: Lille kobbersneppe
Dutch:
Finnish:
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German:
Hungarian:
Icelandic:
Irish: Guilbneach Stríocearrach
Italian:
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Polish:
Portuguese:
Spanish: Aguja colipinta
Swedish:
Local Names:
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Woodley, K. 2009 Godwits: long-haul champions Raupo, Rosedale, New Zealand
See Also:
Find scientific papers on
Wikipedia entry
BirdLife species page
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
Details from the Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
Order:
Charadriiformes
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