Eastern bar-tailed godwit (22/26)

Limosa-lapponica_9905.jpg Eastern bar-tailed godwitThumbnailsEastern bar-tailed godwit

Having recently arrived in NZ this eastern bar-tailed godwit still has yellow staining on the face from probing deep into mud prior to its long migration from the Northern Hemisphere.

Scientific name
Limosa lapponica
Common names
bar-tailed godwit, eastern bar-tailed godwit, kuaka, Pacific godwit
Location
Waipu Estuary, Northland, New Zealand
Photo ID
9905
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