Limosa limosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Black-tailed Godwit)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLimosa limosa (Black-tailed Godwit)
GenusLimosa (godwits)
FamilySCOLOPACIDAE (sandpipers, curlews, godwits, stints, woodcocks etc.)
OrderCHARADRIIFORMES (plovers and sea birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Limosa limosa (Black-tailed Godwit) :
1: Limosa limosa (Black-tailed Godwit)
2 Feb 2018 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Two pairs, on water
Image 1: Adult - in flightImage 2: Adult - in flight (2)Image 3: Flock - alighting among Black-tailed GodwitsImage 4: Flock - alighting among Black-tailed Godwits (2)
2: Limosa limosa (Black-tailed Godwit)
20 Oct 2015 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
small flock on saline lagoon
Image 1: Small flock - in flightImage 2: Small flock - in flight (2)Image 3: Small flock - in flight (3)Image 4: Small flock - in flight (4)Image 5: Small flock - in flight (5)Image 6: Small flock - in flight (6)Image 7: Small flock - in flight (7)Image 8: Small flock - landingImage 9: Small flock - on water

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Wilson, P. 2002 Black-tailed Godwit and chick Vol 13, No. 4 Page: 269

Limosa limosa (Black-tailed Godwit) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Limosa limosa (Black-tailed Godwit)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Limosa limosa (Black-tailed Godwit)
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